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TABLE OF CONTENTS 



FOREWORD, BY GOV. J. B. A. ROBERTSON 



Section I — Military Operations 

INTRODUCTION 

Chapter One — Tulsa's Military Units 

I. COMPANY C, FIRST OKLAHOMA INFANTRY Page 1 

First Military Unit in Tulsa — Personnel — Service on Mexi- 
can Border — Captain Niles Promoted — Company C in 
France — Officers Win Distinction. 

II. TULSA AMBULANCE COMPANY Page 4 

Tulsa's only organization in the Rainbow (42nd) Division — 
Service on Mexican border; return and hasty call into 
World War — At Camp Sinclair — En route to France — 
Hikes and drudgery — En route to battlefields — At the 
front — Tulsa Boys rescue comrades — Incessant fighting by 
Rainbow Division — Endurance test for Ambulancers — 
Long line of evacuation — Enthusiastic welcome in Bel- 
gium — Luxembourg — With Army of Occupation — Return 
voyage — Home again. 

III. 'D" COMPANY, 111TH ENGINEERS Page 29 

Born in Chamber of Commerce — Officers — At Camp Sin- 
clair — High score at rifle range at Camp Bowie — Best 
drilled Regiment — At Camp Mills — At Brest — 111th re- 
ceives signal honor — St. Mihiel offensive — Two months 
under fire — Heavy marches — More heavy fighting — The 
armistice and jubilation — First rest in sixty-two days — 
Three times cited — A 350-kilometer tramp — From cots to 
marching order in forty minutes — Some statistics — Repair- 
ing French roads — "Welcome Home." 
POEM— "Tulsa's Fighting Engineers". _By Col. C. B. Douglas 

IV. 358TH INFANTRY, 90TH DIVISION (Draft) Page 40 

Intensive training — Reviewed by Lord Mayor of Liver- 
pool — Move to France — St. Mihiel offensive — Terrific fight- 
ing along Aincreville-Bantheville road — Make record as 
machine gun fighters — Decimation of 179th — In action 75 
days without relief — Period of occupation — Return Home. 

V. TULSA MEN HIGH IN MILITARY SERVICE Page 49 

Lieut. Col. Patrick J. Hurley — Major Charles Fowler Hop- 
kins — Major Alva J. Niles. 

VI. TULSA COUNTY'S FALLEN HEROES Page 52 

Photographs and military records of Tulsa County Soldiers 
who died in service. 



Section II — Civilian Activities 
Chapteb Two — National Defense Work 

I. COUNCIL OF NATIONAL DEFENSE Page 55 

Created by Act of Congress August 29, 1916 — Purposes 
and tasks — Personnel — Committees. 

OKLAHOMA STATE COUNCIL OF DEFENSE Page 58 

Splendid war record — Personnel of state body — Disbands 
August 1, 1919. 

TULSA COUNTY COUNCIL OF NATIONAL DEFENSE—Page 59 
Functions of County Councils of Defense — Tulsa Council 
high in rank of patriotic endeavor — Personnel of Coun- 
cil — Minutes of final meeting — Resolutions. 

WOMEN'S WORK Page 67 

Officers — Plan of organization — Food pledge campaign — 
W. S. S. campaign — Fourth of July (1918) programs — 
Registration of nurses. 

INVESTIGATION DEPARTMENT Page 69 

Three hundred and ten major cases and numerous minor 
matters cleared up — Suspects tracked to Florida and Cali- 
fornia — Potent agency in discouraging disloyalty. 

WAR CENSORSHIP COMMITTEE Page 70 

Need for restriction in war giving — Personnel of commit- 
tee — Grafters and fakirs exposed — Huge sums saved. 

II. LEGAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE Page 71 

War emergency requires volunteer legal talent — Tulsa bar 
offers services freely — Soldiers and dependents protected 
in rights — Free advice under moratorium law and in filling 
out questionnaires. 

III. NON-WAR CONSTRUCTION COMMITTEE Page 72 

Scarcity of labor, material and transportation calls for 
drastic measures — No new construction permitted without 
license — Personnel of Tulsa's committee. 

IV. TULSA HOME GUARD Page 73 

Important duties — Organization and officers — Splendid 
discipline — Unusual personnel — National Guard supplied 
from ranks. 

V. VICTORY CHORUS Page 77 

Stupendous local "community sing" helped Tulsa to main- 
tain war record — Twenty thousand voices heard for dis- 
tance of mile — Streets roped off for three hours to insure 
undisturbed meetings — Directors and Committees — Organ- 
izations in County. 

VI. DISTRICT COUNCILS OF DEFENSE Page 79 

Connecting link between Government and people — Ef- 
fective district organization in Tulsa County. 



SKIATOOK WAR COUNCIL Page 81 

One of the most active war organizations in the country — 
Every citizen in trade area a member of Skiatook War 
Relief Committee — All war drives put over by Council in 
single day — Every business house closed in one day 
drives — Skiatook richer as result of war experience. 

BROKEN ARROW WAR COUNCIL Page 85 

Splendid work for eleven school districts handled through 
central War Council — All defense and other war work 
under single head — Personnel of Council — Always over 
the top. 

DEFENSE WORK Page 87 

At Sand Springs, Red Fork, Sperry, Bixby, Alsuma, Berry- 
hill, School District No. 10, Fisher District, Mingo District. 

VII. MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS Page 91 

Dispatched by the Tulsa County Council of Defense. 



Chapter Three — Raising an Army 

I. LOCAL DRAFT BOARD Page 96 

Tulsa County contributes 5,000 men under selective draft 
system — Under jurisdiction of state Adjutant General — 
Personnel of local Draft Board — Twenty-eight thousand 
men registered — Questionnaires — Manifold duties of the 
Board — High character of men sent out — Right of appeal. 

II. DISTRICT BOARD No. 2 Page 101 

Personnel — Passed on 12,765 appeals from drafted men — 
Best record in state and unexcelled in country — Few ap- 
peals to President — Sixty per cent of appellants placed in 
Class One — Night and day sessions. 

III. U. S. ARMY RECRUITING STATION Page 104 

IV. U. S. NAVY RECRUITING STATION Page 106 

V. STUDENTS ARMY TRAINING CORPS Page 106 

VI. OFFICERS TRAINING CAMP Page 108 

VII. MEDICAL ADVISORY BOARD Page 109 



Chapter Four — Red Cross 

I. AMERICAN RED CROSS Page 111 

Branch of international organization — Incorporated by Act 
of Congress in 1905 — Its symbol — 200,000 members on 
January 1, 1917—17,000,000 adult and 9,000,000 juniors in 
1919 — First aid to wounded — Strengthens morale of mili- 
tary and civilian populations — Civilian aid in war area. 



II. TULSA COUNTY CHAPTER OF AMERICAN RED CROSS-Page 114 
Ready response by Tulsans — Early organization — Head- 
quarters — Officers and departments — Volume or work 
done — Units and work rooms — Tulsa women who served 
in army camps and overseas — Awards to volunteers de- 
voting 800, 1600 and 2400 hours to Red Cross service. 

III. RED CROSS CANTEEN Page 121 

Located at Frisco station — Served 15,000 meals to soldiers 
en route — Officers and committees — Haven for service 
men during waiting periods. 

IV. HOME SERVICE SECTION Page 124 

Purpose of section — Organization and personnel of office 
force — Service rendered to 3,759 families — Difficult and 
varied problems — Tulsans' ready response to call for vol- 
unteer workers. 

V. JUNIOR RED CROSS Page 128 

Organized November, 1917 — Officers — Organized 46 auxil- 
iaries — 15,000 junior members — Completed 50,000 articles 
in eight months — Members invested $45,000 in War 
Stamps and Baby Bonds— Sold or held $125,350 worth of 
Liberty Bonds — Contributed largely to Red Cross War 
Budget. 

VI. SKIATOOK BRANCH Page 129 

VII. SAND SPRINGS BRANCH __Page 131 

VIII. BROKEN ARROW BRANCH Page 133 

Chapter Five — Other War Organizations 

I. FOUR-MINUTE MEN Page 139 

Distinctive organization — Tulsa men become state chair- 
men — Powerful County and District Units — Assisted by 
musical organizations — Personnel of County force. 

II. FOOD ADMINISTRATION Page 142 

County and local Food Administrators — Fair Price Com- 
mittee — Housewives League — Violations — Stringent war- 
time regulations — Wheatless and flourless basis — Beef 
program — Great savings effected — Purchase of substi- 
tutes — Threshing agreement — Ice shortage met — Sugar 
ration. 

III. FUEL ADMINISTRATION Page 148 

Tulsa respected order for lightless nights regardless of 
light and power being furnished by natural gas — Fuel 
distribution ordered by County Fuel Board — Personnel of 
Board and County Administration. 

IV. AMERICAN PROTECTIVE LEAGUE Page 151 

Business men become confidential agents of Government to 
help win the war — Organization and purpose — Excellent 
work done by Tulsa Division — 500 investigations made — 
Disbanded in February, 1919. 



V. U. S. NAVY LEAGUE Page 155 

First County war body organized in state — Impetus given 
to naval enlistments — Brief career — 1,200 knitters from 
8 to 77 years old. 

VI. WAR INDUSTRIES BOARD Page 156 

VII. U. S. SHIPBUILDING RESERVE Page 157 

VIII. BUREAU OF EXPLOSIVES Page 157 

IX. U. S. BOYS' WORKING RESERVE Page 159 

A. L. Farmer, a Dollar-a-Year man, appointed State 
Director — 500 boys take soldiers' places on Tulsa County 
farms — Badges awarded for service. 

X. FEDERAL-STATE EMPLOYMENT SERVICE Page 162 

Began shipments to war plants as a state agency — Per- 
sonnel — Best equipped and most active labor office in 
state — Met all quotas — Tulsa skilled workmen rank highest 
in the country — Efficient women's department. 

Chapter Six — War Fund Campaigns 

I. LIBERTY LOAN BONDS Page 164 

Popular subscription aids in financing the Government — 
Total of seventeen billions asked in five loans — Over- 
subscription $3,978,356,250 — Characteristics of bonds in 
five issues. 

II. LIBERTY LOAN CAMPAIGNS Page 166 

All loans oversubscribed — First and second campaigns 
conducted without those organizations which pushed later 
loans — Heaviest oversubscription in First Loan — Feature 
of Third and Fourth Liberty Loans and Victory Loan — 
County and city managers — Executive Committees — 
Quotas and subscriptions — Noonday luncheons — Outside 
districts — Honors won by Tulsa and Tulsa County in tre- 
mendous offerings. 

III. RED CROSS DRIVES Page 184 

Generous response by citizenship to humanity's call — First 
call for funds incorporated into Tulsa War Relief Budget — 

1917 Christmas Roll Call campaign — May, 1918, drive 
yields $325,000 on quota of $180,000 — Obstacles attending 

1918 Christmas campaign — Record made by Tulsa. 

IV. UNITED WAR WORK CAMPAIGN Page 192 

National goal set at $170,500,000 — Tulsa County given ex- 
cessive quota of $250,000, but raises $300,000 — Personnel of 
organization — Plan of campaign. 

V. WAR SAVINGS STAMPS CAMPAIGN Page 198 

First War Savings Stamps Bank in the United States 
open in Tulsa — Object of movement — Thrift Stamps — 
Baby Bonds — W. S. S. Bank donated by merchants and 
labor unions — Personnel of County Administration — Cam- 
paigns. 



VI. TULSA WAR BUDGET Page 199 

VII. ARMENIAN RELIEF CAMPAIGN Page 200 

Chapter Seven — Contributory Agencies 

I. TULSA CITY AND COUNTY PRESS Page 202 

II. CIVIC ORGANIZATIONS Page 203 

III. DOLLAR-A-YEAR MEN Page 205 

IV. BANKS AND INDUSTRIES Page 206 

Bankers who determined liability of men of means in sup- 
porting war measures — Heavy percentage of bank em- 
ployes in military service — Officials who devoted time to 
war work — Heavy demands made on banks and indus- 
tries — Positions held for employes who entered war serv- 
ice — Splendid war records made by strong financial 
concerns. 

V. Y. M. C. A Page 209 

Local headquarters placed at disposal of service men — 
Recruiting office for Officers Training Camp — Two staffs 
go to war — 700 out of 2,000 members join the colors — Fare- 
well banquets to men — Members with draft contingents — 
Meals for troops en route — Tulsans give generous sup- 
port — Statistics. 

VI. Y. W. C. A Page 214 

VII. KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS Page 215 

VIII. SALVATION ARMY Page 215 

IX. JEWISH WELFARE BOARD Page 216 

X. PATRIOTIC COMFORTS COMMITTEE Page 217 

XI. BOY SCOUTS Page 217 

XII. HOME AND FARM DEMONSTRATION BUREAU Page 219 

Chapter Eight — Miscellaneous 

I. KNIGHTS OF LIBERTY Page 221 

Mysterious band issues warning to disloyalists — Flogs and 
deports I. W. W. leaders — Liberty Loan slackers take heed. 

II. IMPERIAL BELGIAN COMMISSION Page 223 

Tulsa given place of honor in state — Personnel of Mis- 
sion — Conveys thanks of Belgians for America's aid — 
Reception. 

III. DETENTION CAMP Page 224 

IV. EMERGENCY HOSPITAL Page 225 



V. STUNTS Page 227 

Spectacular features to induce greater interest in war fund 
drives — Raffle of Liberty Bonds — "Over the Top" — Sham 
battle — Jazz band aids in Red Cross drive — Vaudeville 
taken to rural districts — ''Road to Berlin" — Sack of flour 
brings $51,000 for Red Cross— "No Man's Land"— Patriotic 
window dressing contest — Prize essays by school chil- 
dren — Street carnival for United War Work Fund. 

Chapter Nine — Post War Activities 

I. AMERICAN LEGION Page 232 

National, state and local organizations — Achievements of 
Joe Carson Post — Aids in replacing discharged service men. 

II. SOLDIERS AND SAILORS COUNCIL Page 236 

Service man's "daddy" and "big brother" — Active in- 
tegers — 4,000 discharged soldiers replaced — Loyal employ- 
ers — General comforts provided — Franking privilege 
granted — Resume of activities. 

III. GRAND ARMY OF CIVILIZATION Page 241 

Plan proposed by Col. Clarence B. Douglas — Its purpose to 
unite 30,000,000 international veterans through organiza- 
tion — Post No. 1 organized at Ft. Sill by Tulsa troops — 
Plan approved by high Government officers. 

IV. ARMORY BILL Page 242 

V. RAINBOW (42d) DIVISION VETERANS Page 244 

VI. TULSA COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY Page 245 

Successor to Tulsa County Council of National Defense — 
Organized February 14, 1919 — Purpose — Officers — Head- 
quarters in W. S. S. Bank — Orders compilation of "Tulsa 
County in the World War." 

Chapter Ten — Those Who Served 

POEM— "COLUMBIA, WE HAVE ANSWERED" 
By Col. Clarence B. Douglas. 

I. TULSA COUNTY'S FIGHTING MEN Page 1 

A list of more than 5,000 Tulsa County soldiers. 

II. NATIONAL GUARD Page 48 

Muster roll and strength reports of Company B, Company 
C, Supply Company and Sanitary Detachment, 2nd and 3rd 
Infantry, O. N. G., at time of acceptance and on September 
30, 1919 — Officers and men in good state of preparation 
when armistice was signed. 

III. RESUME Page 52 

Tulsa first in the United States — Tulsa first in Oklahoma — 
What Tulsa gave. 



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STATE OF OKLAHOMA 
Executive Office 
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September 1, 191&. 



Foreword 

THE response made by the people of Oklahoma when the 
call to the colors came make the brightest page in the 
history of the State, and of all sections none was more 
prompt in mobilizing men and resources than was Tulsa County. 
Immediately following the declaration of war Tulsa organized 
and put into the field three complete military units, namely, 
Company C, Infantry, the Tulsa Ambulance Company and the 
Tulsa Engineers. Each of these organizations followed the war 
from Tulsa to the Argonne Forest, Chateau-Thierry and the 
Marne, and each added to the glory of the American Expedi- 
tionary Force "over there." Not so spectacular, but of almost 
equal importance, was the prompt action taken by the men and 
women of Tulsa in perfecting civil organizations for carrying 
on the war work behind the lines at home, and it is probably 
true that no city or county in the Nation was better organized to 
do those things necessary to be done than was the city and 
county of Tulsa, Oklahoma. 

The Tulsa County Council of National Defense, the Home 
Guard, the Tulsa County Food Administration, the Fuel Admin- 
istration, the Red Cross, the Y. M. C. A., the Federal Boys Work- 
ing Reserve, Knights of Columbus, Salvation Army, Jewish Wel- 
fare, Y. W. C. A., the Navy League, the Liberty Loan Commit- 
tee, the Canteen Workers, the Draft Boards, the American Pro- 
tective League, the Soldiers and Sailors Service Council and 
other organizations were mobilized and brought up to 100 per 
cent efficiency with the net result, that from the declaration 
of war to the armistice Tulsa and Tulsa County met every de- 
mand made on its citizenship. Every war drive was handled in 
an efficient manner, every Liberty Loan quota was oversub- 
scribed, every Four Minute Man did his full duty, every civic 
society in the city co-operated to the fullest extent; and the 
record of over six thousand men in the service and more than 



$33,000,000 subscribed to war funds is one of which any com- 
munity may feel justly proud. 

It is entirely fitting, with these facts in mind, that I, as 
Governor of this great Commonwealth, give my hearty approval 
of the plan to preserve in historical form the record of Tulsa 
County in the World War, and to congratulate and to commend 
the citizenship of Tulsa County on its loyalty, its patriotism 
and its devotion to the sacred cause of Liberty. 




Introductory 

THE WORLD WAR 

On August 4, 1914, what is known as the World War broke 
in Europe. Before its close it involved two-thirds of the world's 
population. 

On June 28, 1914, the Archduke Francis Ferdinand of 
Austria and his morganatic wife were assassinated in the streets 
of Serajevo, the capital of Bosnia-Herzagovina, Serbia. The 
crime was committed by a man of the Serbian race, but a resi- 
dent of Bosnia and a subject of the Emperor Francis Joseph of 
Austria. 

After apparently ignoring the matter diplomatically for 
three weeks, Austria, on July 23rd, sent to Serbia a most for- 
midable ultimatum. This demand involved the national honor 
and dynastic interests of the smaller Government and contained 
a time-limit of forty-eight hours for decision. 

Russia championed the cause of Serbia. Great Britain 
addressed appeals to Germany to restrain Austrian action by 
withdrawing German support, but to no avail. France, Russia, 
Germany and Austria, in the meantime, had begun mobiliza- 
tion. 

The German invasion of Belgium, a neutral country, in a 
movement on France, supplied a moral issue which enlisted the 
support of Great Britain, and the attack on Liege precipitated 
a World War unequaled in history. 

At the period of American participation in this great con- 
flict, Germany was in possession of Belgium and a part of North- 
ern France. Her military forces held Serbia and Roumania, 
Poland and the Baltic Provinces of Russia. Germany's plan 
to crush France by a sudden and masterful blow had failed, owing 
to the resistance of Belgian forces and the aid extended to 
French arms by Great Britain. Early in the action Paris had 
been saved and the Germans driven back, but they were again 
advancing with increased force. 

In the first year of the war the Government of Germany 
had stirred up among its people a feeling of resentment against 
the United States on account of the insistence of American 
right as a neutral Nation to trade in munitions of war with the 
belligerent powers. The legal right to do so had not been serious- 
ly questioned by Germany. 

The principal controversy with the German Government, 
and one which rendered the situation most acute, arose from 



the announcement and establishment of a sea zone where Ger- 
man submarines should operate in violation of all accepted prin- 
ciples of international law. The indignation of the American 
people arose to a perilous height with the sinking of the Lusitania 
by a German submarine, in which catastrophe many Americans 
perished. This act was not only grossly illegal — it hurled de- 
fiance at all fundamental concepts of humanity. This outrage 
had followed upon the sinking of the steamship Sussex months 
before. 

The American Government used every resource of diplom- 
acy to induce the German Government to abandon such attacks. 
But evidence of bad faith on the part of the Imperial German 
Government developed in many quarters. A system of espion- 
age, so great that it enveloped the entire country, was carried 
on by the German Ambassador Count Bernstorff. The attacks 
of German submarines upon the lives and property of Ameri- 
cans had continued and the protests of the American Government 
indicated that the Nation was rapidly, though reluctantly, be- 
ing drawn into a state of war. 

On January 31st, 1917, the German Government announced 
its intention to intensify and render more ruthless its submarine 
operations at sea, a direct challenge to the United States. On 
February 3rd the German Ambassador was handed his pass- 
ports and President Wilson announced to both Houses of Con- 
gress the complete severance of diplomatic relations with Ger- 
many. 

THE DECLARATION OF WAR 

It was only after mature consideration of the events lead- 
ing up to the participation of the United States in the World War 
that President Woodrow Wilson, on the night of April 2nd, 1917, 
urged Congress, assembled in joint session, to declare that a 
state of war existed between this country and Germany. In 
the course of an address which has become memorable the 
President said: 

"It is a distressing and oppressive duty, Gentlemen of 
the Congress, which I have performed in thus addressing 
you. There are, it may be, many months of fiery trial and 
sacrifice ahead of us. It is a fearful thing to lead this 
great peaceful people into war, into the most terrible and 
disastrous of all wars, civilization itself seeming to be in 
the balance. But the right is more precious than peace, 
and we shall fight for the things which we have always car- 
ried nearest our hearts. * * * To such a task we can dedicate 
our lives and our fortunes, everything that we are and 
everything that we have, with the pride of those who know 
that the day has come when America is privileged to spend 
her blood and her might for the principles that gave her 



birth and happiness and the peace which she has treasured. 
God helping her, she can do no other." 
To carry on an effective warfare against the Imperial Ger- 
man Government, which he characterized as a "natural foe to 
liberty," President Wilson recommended : 

The utmost practical co-operation in counsel and action with 
the governments already at war with Germany. 

The extension of liberal financial credits to those govern- 
ment, so that the resources of America may be added, so far as 
possible, to theirs. 

Organization and mobilization of all the material resources 
of tie country. 

Full equipment of the navy, particularly for means of deal- 
ing vith submarine warfare. 

In army of at least 500,000 men, based on the principle 
of un.versal liability to service and the authorization of additional 
increments of 500,000 each as they are needed or could be 
handkd in training. 

laising necessary money for the United States Government, 
so fai as possible, without borrowing and on the basis of equit- 
able taxation. 

Tie following resolution declaring that a state of war ex- 
isted between the United States and Germany passed the United 
States Senate on Wednesday, April 4th, by a vote of 82 to 6 : 
'Whereas, The Imperial German Government has com- 
mitted repeated acts of war against the Government and 
the People of the United States of America; therefore be 
it 

"Resolved, by the Senate and the House of Represen- 
tati7es of the United States of America, in Congress as- 
semDled, That the state of war between the United States 
and the Imperial German Government, Which has been 
thrust upon the United States, is hereby formally declared ; 
and -,hat the President be, and he is hereby, authorized and 
directed to employ the entire naval and military forces of 
the United States and the resources of the Government to 
carry on war against the Imperial German Government; 
and to bring the conflict to a successful termination all the 
resouices of the country are hereby pledged by the Congress 
of the United States." 

This resolution, having passed the Senate, was sent to the 
House of Representatives shortly after three o'clock on the 
morning oi Friday, April 6th, the vote being 373 to 50. Vice 
President Marshall attached his signature a few hours later as 
President o~ the Senate and the resolution was signed by Presi- 
dent Wilson at 1:18 o'clock Friday afternoon, April 6th, 1917. 
This declaration brought into the World War actual and po- 



tential resources which probably had never been equaled by any 
other Nation in the history of the world. 

While the resolution was still pending in the Senate, admin- 
istrative plans were begun for the raising of an army on the 
principle of universal liability. These were based on the 
selective conscription of young men to be summoned to the 
Colors as they could be trained and officered. The training and 
equipment of the American Army will go down in history as a 
marvel of conception and execution. 

AMERICA IN ACTION 

Never in the history of the world was greater acitivity 
shown or more stupendous results achieved than in carrying out 
America's war program. Ten million young men, the flower of 
America's manhood, were placed under military orders. Con- 
gress appropriated many billions. Liberty Loan Bonds to the 
extent of $21,478,356,250 were subscribed for by the American 
people for the conduct of the war and to render financial ad to 
their allies. 

Germany had prepared for a final, tremendous effort to <rush 
the enemy before the arrival of effective American reinforce- 
ment. Her armies were at Chateau-Thierry within twenty miles 
of Paris, in June, 1918, when the first strictly American advance 
of the vanguard of the 2,000,000 men who had been landed in 
Europe was made. The French, f eeling that Paris hacf been 
lost to them and that further resistance was futile, were retreat- 
ing toward their capital. 

The oncoming of the hitherto overpowering Prussian Jordes 
was checked by the first American forces which opposed them. 
Chateau-Thierry was re-captured by Americans. The Gjrman 
forces began their retreat, which ended in their surrender on 
November 11th, 1918. 

All traditions of American valor were upheld throu^i the 
gallantry, skill and endurance of American officers and mQi and 
in the thickest of the fighting Tulsa County soldiers and Tulsa 
units reflected honor upon their home and upon their Flag. 
In the history of these units, which follows, the material was 
taken from records furnished by officers who served actively 
with the respective units. 



Section I 

Military Operations 



CHAPTER ONE. 



Tulsa County's Military Units 

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COMPANY C FIRST OKLAHOMA INFANTRY 



Company C, First Oklahoma Infantry, was the original mil- 
itary unit of Tulsa. When the President called the National 
Guard of the country into active Federal service for duty in June, 
1916, in connection with the Mexican situation, the First Okla- 
homa Infantry was short one infantry Company and the War 
Department would not muster the Regiment into service until 
every unit was complete. All of the larger cities of the State 
were aspirants for the new organization, but none of them could 
recruit the Company within the short time available. At seven 
o'clock on the evening of June 22, 1916, Alva J. Niles, a promi- 
nent banker of Tulsa, formerly Adjutant General of Oklahoma 
and a veteran of the Spanish-American War, received a tele- 
gram from Colonel Roy Hoffman, commanding the First Okla- 
homa Infantry, asking if Tulsa could organize the Company and 
have it ready to entrain for the mobilization camp at Fort Sill, 
Oklahoma, by twelve o'clock the following day. Niles answered 
"Yes." At noon of the day following Company C was com- 
pleted with a quota of eighty-four men, all of whom had passed 
the required physical examination. The Company reached Fort 
Sill on June 25th and was mustered into Federal service on July 
2nd with the following personnel : 

Alva J. Niles, captain; Edward W. Lachmiller, first lieuten- 
ant; James A. Carroll, Jr., second lieutenant. 

Sergeants: Arthur H. Mclrvin, first sergeant; Harold D. 
Cohagan, supply sergeant ; John N. Pierce, mess sergeant ; James 
F. Gamblin, Bourland Winford, Ralph W. Monroe, John W. Bow- 
man, Harry W. Martin, Orlie W. Erter. 

Corporals: James P. Avis, Warren Wolf, Charles Scott, 
Lonnie A. Beddoe, Charley Bear, Henry T. Cahape, William R. 
Martin, William King. Zenas U. Rohr, cook ; William E. Mclntyre, 
cook ; Percy W. Ingram, bugler, and William P. Williams, bugler. 

Privates, first class : Ellis Claude, Dave D. Drew, David M. 
Faulkner, James Ford, Joseph A. Friend, Clyde C. Hanlin, 
George Johnson, Casper Kauley, John F. Shoat, Aaron F. Waltz, 
John M. Keohane, Thad T. Knoerr, Joseph E. Lehman, Harry M. 



2 TULSA COUNTY IN THE WORLD WAR 

Loss, James H. McMahan, Lester Mathis, Arthur A. Opitz, Gor- 
don Robertson, George R. Smith and Christy J. Nelson. 

Privates: Cleo W. Adams, Allie C. Barnes, William H. 
Brown, William C. Fawkes, Harry E. Frick, Ivan C. Gano, Verne 
S. Hillock, Charles T. Keohane, Frank M. McMillan, Lee Morris, 
Jess J. Ockerman, Champ H. Patrick, Lionel A. Rood, Leslie S. 
Tomlinson, William H. Watkins, George W. Allen, John C. Bond, 
Carl Cooper, George A. Fritch, Edward E. Friend, Lisle H. 
Haverfield, William C. Kelly, Adolph D. Kreiselmyer, Charley C. 
Medford, Clifford Myers, LeRoy E. Ormsby, Guy F. Reed, Harry 
C. Southwood, Clifford Truax, Frank D. Weber and Rex Wycoff. 

In addition to breaking all records in the history of the 
American Army in completing its organization, Company C 
made an enviable record both for itself and for Tulsa during its 
service on the Mexican border. Arriving at San Benito, Texas, 
near Brownsville, July 21, 1916, the Company remained there on 
active duty patroling the Rio Grande River until February 25th, 
1917, when it entrained for Fort Sill, where it was discharged 
from the Federal service on March 1, 1917. 

Following closely upon its release from Federal service 
and duty on the Mexican border, came the declaration of war 
with Germany and within thirty days Company C again answered 
the call of its country, being one of the first National Guard or- 
ganizations in the United States to be called back to the Colors. 
By this time there had been a few changes in the personnel of 
the organization. Immediately after his release from active 
duty Captain Alva J. Niles resigned from the National Guard 
and again became a major on the reserve list of the National 
Army which was his status before going into service with Com- 
pany C. 

Major Niles later served as inspector-general at Camp 
Travis, Texas, and as inspector-general of the Seventh Division 
on the lines in France, where he took part in the defensive 
operations in the Toul sector and offensive operations in the 
Meuse-Argonne engagement. First Lieutenant Edward W. Lach- 
miller re-entered the Regular Army w here he was serving before 
he entered the National Guard. Later he served in France as a 
major in the Quartermaster's Corps. Second Lieutenant James 
A. Carroll, Jr., resigned from the National Guard and later be- 
came a captain in the National Army. These officers were suc- 
ceeded in Company C by Arthur H. Mclrvin, who was first ser- 
geant of the Company on the Mexican border; Ben H. Chastain, 
a newspaper man of Tulsa, as first lieutentant, and Verne S. Hil- 
lock, who served as a private first class on the border, as second 
lientenant. 

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Division, and after training at Camp Bowie, Fort Worth, Texas, 
for twelve months, it went with the 36th Division to France, 
arriving there in time to take a prominent part in some of the 
most important engagements of the war. Many of the original 
members of the Company were killed or wounded. Two of its 
officers, First Lieutenant Chastain and Second Lieutenant Hil- 
lock, were commissioned captains on the battlefields and several 
enlisted men were given commissions in recognition of the fear- 
less manner in which they performed their duties under fire. 



II 

TULSA AMBULANCE COMPANY 
RAINBOW (42ND) DIVISION 



AT the beginning of the summer of 1916 there was no Na- 
tional Guard organization in Tulsa. There had been no 
need for one for many years. 

When war clouds began to darken the horizon in the early 
summer and it appeared that the United States would be drawn 
into a struggle with Mexico there was a military stir through- 
out Oklahoma. 

At the call of Adjutant General Ancel Earp and Governor 
Robert L. Williams Tulsa recruited a company of infantry in 76 
hours. 

Later in the summer the State desired to raise an Ambulance 
Company for service on the border or in the interior of Mexico if 
the situation should demand it. Several unsuccessful attempts 
were made to recruit such a company before the city of Tulsa 
was given an opportunity to try. 

Finally Dr. Hector G. Lareau was interested in the needed 
company and agreed to begin a campaign for enlistment. He 
gathered four more doctors of the city as his lieutenants and 
within a few days had obtained his quota of enlisted men. 

Then followed a discouraging period of waiting. The men 
had given up their positions on promises from the State that 
they would be sent to camp as soon as the Company was recruit- 
ed to full strength. 

But the Company was not called. Day after day the men 
drilled in their civilian clothes. They slept in the grandstand of 
the ball park. They slept at the fair grounds and in convention 
hall. They had no equipment and no money was available from 
the State to pay for food or clothing. Public subscriptions alone 
furnished them with meals at a local restaurant. 

Citizens finally protested and the Company was sent to 
Texas. At Fort Sam Houston it was equipped with mule ambu- 
lances, clothing and shoes. For six months it drilled, marched 
and maneuvered with the Twelfth Provisional Division. 

The men there learned the theory of operation of an ambu- 
lance company. Their officers taught them much first aid and 
medical work which stood them in good stead later on. 

On March 21, 1917, the Company returned to Tulsa released 
from the Federal service. But it still retained its identity as a 
unit of the Oklahoma National Guard. 



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Scarcely had the ambulances and medical supplies of the 
organization been stored and the uniforms of the men been 
packed in moth balls at the fair grounds armory when word 
came that the organization would be needed again. This time 
something more serious was in the air. 

On orders from the War Department delivered through 
Adjutant General Earp the members of the Company were 
notified to hold themselves in readiness for instant call. The size 
of the Company was to be doubled, according to the orders. 

To comply with these Captain Lareau opened a recruiting 
tent on the vacant lot at Fourth and Main Streets which later 
became known as "Liberty Square." 

To this place flocked many students from Henry Kendall 
College, Tulsa High School and various business houses of the 
city. The quota of 150 enlisted men was completed within a few 
days. 

Soon came the draft on the National Guard by President 
Wilson on July 5th. By the terms of that call it was known that 
the Tulsa Ambulance Company would enter the Federal service 
on August 5th. The men made their farewell visits, wound up 
their business affairs and reported at the fair grounds for duty 
on Sunday morning. 

They named the grounds "Camp Sinclair" in honor of E. 
W. Sinclair, who had given $10,000 to put the buildings in con- 
dition so that the men might live there for an indefinite period 
with comfort. 

"Squads East and West" occupied the time of the men of 
both the Ambulance Company and the Engineering Company 
which had been recruited and called into service at the same 
time. In the evenings the people of the city visited the camp 
and offered various entertainments for the men. 

On August 14th the War Department announced the for- 
mation of the first combat Division of National Guard troops 
which would be sent to France. The Division was to be com- 
posed of State units from all parts of the country and include 
twenty-six States in its roster. 

In the announcement it was stated that Oklahoma Ambu- 
lance Company No. 1 was to be a part of the sanitary train of 
the Division. The announcement threw Camp Sinclair into a 
fever heat of excitement. The ambulance men were overjoyed 
that they had been singled out for the great honor of going to 
France first, and as a part of that Division which Mrs. Wilson 
had named "The Rainbow" because of its composition. 

Events moved swiftly for the members of the Ambulance 
Company from that time forward. Within a few hours orders 
came for the Company to move. 



6 TULSA COUNTY IN THE WORLD WAR 

At sunrise on the morning of Sunday, August 19th, the 
Company had loaded its ambulances aboard a special train. A 
few minutes later the members had said their brief good-byes 
and were gone. 

That night they landed at Fort Sill amid a downpour of rain. 
There were no tents or barracks prepared for their reception. 
There was no food cooked. The high spirits of the morning 
were somewhat dampened. Afterwards on the Western Front, 
when the men were often without food for many hours and had 
no shelter or dry clothing for days, they recalled their thoughts 
on that night and laughed. 

The next two weeks were filled with activity. Every man 
was furnished a tremendous quantity of equipment from the 
stores of the fort — more than he ever had at any time after- 
wards. They were inoculated with typhoid serum and smallpox 
vaccine. They were drilled and lectured, measured, weighed 
and indexed. Their thumb prints were recorded. Their mouths, 
eyes and throats were minutely examined and finally they were 
sworn in. 

Soon came further moving orders. Again the Company was 
to move on Sunday. The members noted the fact. Later they 
discovered that a majority of their moves came on that day of 
the week. They set it down in their minds that Sundays were 
moving days in the army. 

Late on the evening of September 3rd the men again saw 
Tulsa. It was their last view of the city for almost two years. 

The city had been informed that the boys were coming. 
The crowd filled the station platform from Main Street to Cin- 
cinnati Avenue. The streets leading to the station were 
thronged for blocks. The crowd swirled and eddied as it stood on 
tiptoe to get the first glimpse of the men. Its back-waters filled 
Boston Avenue for a block and Main Street from Brady to 
Fifth Streets. 

Forming in line the Company marched down the platform 
and up Main Street and back to the station between a solid surf 
of humanity. Two weeks before the men left in overalls, silk 
shirts, palm beach suits and scattering uniforms. They came 
back resplendent in new olive drab. Every man was dressed 
alike from the shine on his barracks shoes to the tilt of the 
brim of his campaign hat. 

The friends and loved ones of the men filled the train with 
food from engine to rear platform. When the last kiss had 
been placed, the last farewell said and the last wave completed 
the men began to take stock of what they had gained in the few 
minutes' stop. 

They found the aisles full of watermelons, the seats full of 



TULSA AMBULANCE COMPANY 7 

baskets of fruit, sandwiches, fried chicken, and candy and 
every other delicacy calculated to delight the palate of a grow- 
ing young man. 

No more meals were cooked on the train until the Company 
landed at Camp Mills, Mineola, L. I., three days later. En route 
they fed other passing troop trains that bore soldiers bound for 
camp who had not been so fortunate. 

At Camp Mills the Rainbow Division was rapidly being 
assembled from all parts of the country. Long trains were daily 
disgorging their hilarious loads of youths into the growing city 
of tents. 

Swiftly flew the time at Camp Mills. Residents of New 
York welcomed the boys to the wonders of the city nightly. 
Long Island homes were thrown open to the men who were so 
soon to turn their backs on the homeland and face perils of the 
sea and horrors of war. 

Days were filled with drills and lectures, care of equipment 
and grounds and first turns at kitchen police. Bandages were 
brought out and the men of the Company began their training 
in caring for the wounded. 

Early in October there was unusual activity in the camp. 
Motorcycles, medical equipment and kitchen goods were packed 
and labeled. Fires burned at unseemly hours of the night and 
companies silently emptied the straw from their bed-sacks and 
rolling their blankets marched out into the darkness for a ma- 
neuver from which they did not return. Their tents remained, 
the flaps tied shut. To all appearances the tented city was in- 
tact, but it was rapidly becoming a city devoid of life. 

Cautioning silence the officers of the Tulsa Ambulance Com- 
pany entered tents of the men shortly after midnight on Oc- 
tober 18th. Before dawn a hasty breakfast had been eaten, 
tents had been cleared of straw, cots, bedding and men. The 
grounds had been spotlessly cleaned. Silently the Company 
struggled into its packs and marched out. 

By train and ferry it was swiftly carried to Hoboken and 
a few hours later the men had climbed the gang plank and been 
swallowed up in the hold of the great grey freighter. 

Three and four decks below the surface of the ship in its 
very prow the men were assigned narrow bunks of canvas. 
They were in tiers, one but two feet above the other from the 
deck to the ceiling. 

When darkness fell over the city that night the U. S. S. 
President Lincoln, formerly a freighter in the German merchant 
marine, slipped its moorings, nosed out into the Hudson River 
and dropped down the bay. Held below decks by stringent 



8 TULSA COUNTY IN THE WORLD WAR 

orders the dreams of the men of taking their last look at the 
Statue of Liberty were shattered. 

When morning dawned and the men climbed shakily to 
the deck up the uncertain steel gangways they found them- 
selves out of sight of land. Before and behind and on each side 
steamed quietly other grey ships with bands of brown along 
their decks showing that they, too, were loaded with human 
freight. Ahead and to the right plowed a cruiser while on the 
flanks of the convoy darted tiny destroyers nosing about in- 
quisitively at every smoke or object on the horizon. 

Seasickness had already laid its hand on many of the men 
of the organization who had never been closer to the sea than 
the Arkansas River at Tulsa. 

The Lincoln had not been built for passenger service and 
was short of deck room. Much of the space had been usurped 
by bulky life rafts. Of the 6,000 soldiers on board but 1,000 
could find deck space at any one time except when packed tightly 
in rows during submarine drills. Even then a large part of the 
men had to form one deck below ready to mount when the 
others had taken to the rafts in case of disaster. A larger part 
of the time it was necessary for the men to spend below decks 
in the stuffy, hot, heaving hold at the prow of the ship. That 
caused even more seasickness and discomfort. The thirteen 
days spent at sea were a nightmare. 

Finally without mishap the danger zone was passed with 
the aid of additional destroyers in the convoy and the lights 
of France were sighted at four o'clock on the morning of October 
31. At dawn the freighter anchored in the harbor of St. Nazaire, 
Loire Inferieure. 

From the decks the men drank in their first view of the 
picturesque little seaport town. They were not permitted to 
leave the ship until the following Sunday when shore leave was 
granted and the men experimented for the first time with the 
few words of French they had gotten from their handbooks 
bought in New York. 

On the afternoon of November 6th the Company quit the 
ship. In the rain it marched to a railway siding and was crowd- 
ed into the tiny cracker-box freight cars obtained for the trip. 
In the cars was stacked rations for two days and the packs of 
the men. 

When all was in there was room for nothing else — not even 
air. Unable to sleep the men sat or stood throughout the night 
as the train rattled along toward the interior. 

The next day a plan was evolved by which a little rest could 
be obtained. Three-quarters of the men stood in one end of 
the car while the remainder lay on the wooden benches and floor 



TULSA AMBULANCE COMPANY 9 

of the car and tried to sleep. That plan was followed all that 
day and the following night as the train jerked forward slowly. 

In the afternoon of November 8th the men passed through 
Neufchateau and heard for the first time the distant boom of 
the big guns of Verdun. All that afternoon the sounds became 
clearer as the train wound its way up the valley of the Meuse. 

At nightfall the Company crawled, stiff, sore and hungry 
out of it cars on the quai at the little village of Vancouleurs. 
There it was quartered in lofts over the combined barns and 
houses of the villagers. There it learned about French billets, 
rats and even was introduced to "cooties." 

Within a few days the boys had made fast friends of the 
people of the village. The children followed them about on the 
narrow cobbled streets. The old bent peasants smiled and nod- 
ded to "Les Americaines" as they passed. 

One ship of the convoy bearing the 42nd Division had been 
compelled on account of engine troubles to turn back in mid- 
ocean. It had borne the Quartermaster's department. 

Every day the tiny trains came up to the quai at Vancoul- 
eurs loaded with supplies for the Division. The supply men not 
being at hand others were drafted into the service. The am- 
bulance company unloaded wagons, stoves, bacon and clothing 
from morning until night. It shoveled coal and carried wood. 
All this in addition to its duties of cleaning up the village and 
trying to train the people to keep it clean. 

Training in the art of warfare or rather of healing wounds 
caused by warfare went by the board. 

Hard work and plenty of it was the order of the day. 

After a great mass of supplies had been taken from the 
trains word came that there was to be a move. So the goods 
were painfully carried by hand back to the cars and reloaded. 

On December 12th the Company with other units of the 
Division started out to hike to "somewhere" in France. March- 
ing all day with full packs the men were exhausted and glad to 
tumble down and sleep anywhere at night, whether with the 
cattle in the barns, in the haylofts or on strawless bunks in 
Adrian barracks. 

There winter overtook it. Snow covered the ground and 
zero weather followed. In thin Adrian barracks the men shiv- 
ered around one tiny wood stove for which there was no fuel 
except that foraged after nightfall. Most of the men spent their 
time under their blankets both day and night. 

The day after Christmas the men started on again through 
the snow. They staggered on kilometer after kilometer bent 
low with their heavy packs and unable to move faster than at a 
snail's pace. 



10 TULSA COUNTY IN THE WORLD WAR 

The shoes of many of the men were worn out. Tracks of 
blood were left on the brilliant white road. Some were so ex- 
hausted that they fell by the roadside. They were picked up 
later by two dilapidated Ford ambulances and taken to hos- 
pitals. 

There several from the column of which the Tulsa Com- 
pany was a part, died of pneumonia contracted on the hike. 
One died at the roadside before he could be picked up by the 
ambulances. 

In this hike the hard work of loading and unloading sup- 
plies stood the Tulsa men in good stead. Several were taken to 
the hospital before it was over but none were seriously ill. 

At night the column halted at villages and the men rolled 
up in their blankets, keeping their wet shoes on their feet. 
Those who were unwise enough to take them off found them- 
selves unable to get them on in the morning when they were 
frozen stiff. 

On the last day of the year the column finished the final 
lap of its hike at Rolampont, Haute-Marne. Here it found wait- 
ing many large Christmas packages from the loved ones at home. 
The men soon forgot the fatigue of the hike of ninety miles 
through the snow in the delight of unpacking the treasures of 
candy, cigarettes and heavy socks from home. 

It was here that the final training for battle was given the 
men. It was here that they got their steel helmets and were 
initiated into the mysteries of the gas mask. It was here that 
the Ford ambulances were replaced by the big G. M. C. cars. 

On February 18th the Company again entrained in the fa- 
miliar box cars and left for the front. The next night it de- 
trained back of the lines in Lorraine at Moyen where the men 
could plainly see the ghostly lights of the flares playing over the 
battlefields. 

At the tiny village of Loromontzey in the heart of a country 
desolated by the invading Huns in 1914 the Company's ambu- 
lances arrived by road and it again took up its journey to the 
front. 

On February 25th the Company established its rest station 
and headquarters at a farm house known as Maison de Brique, 
just behind the lines of swaying observation balloons on the 
road between Luneville and St. Clement. From here detach- 
ments went forward to the lines. 

Stationed in small groups with an equal number of bearded 
French soldiers they received their baptism of fire. They were 
in dugouts along the lines of communication back to the triages 
as far behind as five kilometers. 

Here the men learned the difference between an "arrive" 



TULSA AMBULANCE COMPANY 11 

and a "departe." They learned to hit the ground quickly when 
the screech of a shell indicated that it would fall in their vicinity. 
They learned many of the tricks of selfpreservation learned by 
their comrades in the four years of the struggle. 

On March 15th Charles Church and Elmer L. Castator were 
loading patients into their ambulance before the dugout dressing 
station in the wrecked village of Donjevin while a heavy bom- 
bardment was in progress. 

A shell struck at the rear of the ambulance, killing one 
French soldier and severely wounding several others. By a 
freak in the burst Castator was uninjured although he stood 
much closer to the point of the explosion than others who were 
wounded. Charles Church was not so fortunate and was struck 
by several bits of the shell. 

He mended quickly at the hospital and was back with the 
Company within a few weeks. 

On March 23rd the Company was withdrawn with its reg- 
iment of infantry and artillery. About the village of Domtail 
the Division was assembled for withdrawal to the rear. A ma- 
neuver was planned in imitation of the Indian retreat of the 
winter previous. 

But the Division was not to rest yet. In the West the 
German hordes had launched their great drive. The Allied line 
was staggering under its tremendous blows. 

The Allied generals withdrew a veteran French Division 
from the Baccarat sector and it was turned over to the keeping 
of the 42nd Division. Thus the Rainbow Division was the first 
American unit to take over an entire sector by itself. 

On April 3rd the Ambulance Company established its rear 
headquarters at Bertrichamps in the pine-clad Vosges moun- 
tains. From here detachments were sent forward to the lines 
with the infantry and artillery. Ambulances were stationed 
at dressing stations throughout the sector. 

Then followed two months and a half of alternate quiet and 
activity in this sector. Weekly the men at the front were re- 
lieved by those at the rear. Raids occurred frequently enough 
to vary the monotony of the morning and evening "strafing" or 
bombardments. Gas attacks were not unknown. But casualties 
were few in comparison to the later battles. 

Relief came on June 19th by the 77th Division. In spite 
of the secrecy attached to the movement it was known to the 
enemy. 

As the one Division began to withdraw and the new to come 
in the enemy launched a severe bombardment with high ex- 
plosive, shrapnel and gas. Hundreds were wounded among the 



12 TULSA COUNTY IN THE WORLD WAR 

columns moving in and out on the roads. Every ambulance 
and litter was taxed to capacity. 

It was on this night that Lloyd C. Beach was arranging 
the gas curtain at a dressing station dug-out when a shell burst 
but a few feet from him. His right arm was torn off below the 
elbow. A bit of shell fractured his skull and entered the brain 
tissue and another punctured his lung cavity. 

Instant attention was necessary. At a call for volunteers 
to take the man to the hospital without delay, Herbert B. Baber 
and Berford Pyle, both of Tulsa, stepped forward. 

In spite of the heavy bombardment along all the roads they 
loaded Beach in their ambulance and raced to the rear. When 
they reached the hospital at Baccarat both had been gassed and 
were taken from the ambulance together with their patient. 
By their actions the life of Beach was saved, according to the 
statements of surgeons who operated on him. 

In recognition of their services Major General Charles T. 
Menoher, commanding the Division, wrote each of them a letter 
commending them for "upholding the finest traditions of the 
American army in the face of the enemy and under the greatest 
personal danger." 

Beach and Pyle were both unfit for further service at the 
front. After months of treatment they were returned to Tulsa. 
Baber recovered from the effects of the gas and resumed his 
duties with the Company within a few days. 

As soon as the Division was concentrated in the rear it was 
rushed to Champagne in preparation to receive the last great 
blow prepared by the German high command in its campaign to 
break the Allied line and capture Paris before American aid 
could arrive in such force as to make the attempt impossible. 

The Ambulance Company moved in its cars from Girecourt 
in the Vosges at midnight on June 21st. By nightfall on June 22nd 
the column of ambulances had moved without stopping half way 
across France and halted at the tiny village of Chepy, Marne, 
on the chalk plains. 

From here it moved by night nearer to the lines in Cham- 
pagne where the blow was expected. In the day time the am- 
bulances were covered with camouflage and the men kept out 
of sight. 

Having pushed its salient to Chateau Thierry the enemy 
now hoped to widen that salient and striking at the East of 
Rheims on the flat plains to surround and capture that seemingly 
impregnable fortress. The 42nd Division was to help counter 
this last blow in the Souain-Esperance sector East of Rheims. 

Day after day the Division lay in hiding under the scrub 
pines of the Camp de Chalons waiting for the blow to fall. The 



TULSA AMBULANCE COMPANY 13 

air was daily filled with aeroplanes which with the doubled 
observation balloons were watching every move of the enemy. 

The Division was far separated from any other American 
units at that time. It was under the command of General 
Gouraud, commander of the Fourth French Army. With the 
French veterans it was occupying that vast plain of Cham- 
pagne which for leagues in every direction was furrowed with 
trenches and cobwebbed with the barbed wire of nearly four 
years of desperate trench warfare. 

It was occupying the intermediate and second positions in 
the sector lying between Auberive-sur-Suippe, on the west and 
Perthe-les-Hurlus on the east, with the famous Roman road 
traversing the length of it and the vast Camp de Chalons just 
at the rear where the French have maneuvered their armies 
for centuries. With the Division on the left half of the sector 
was the 170th French Division and on the right half was the 
13th French Division. 

Ample time and notice had been given of the attack by the 
intelligence service. To meet it was the great mass of the three 
divisions on the narrow front and a tremendous concentration 
of artillery. 

A surprise in the nature of an "elastic defense" had been 
arranged for the reception of the attacking troops. Having 
many lines of defense of deep, heavily wired trenches General 
Gouraud left only a few delaying detachments in the front po- 
sitions and retired his main body to the others in the rear. 

The exact time of the proposed attack was learned by a raid 
on the enemy's trenches but a few hours before the time sched- 
uled. Consequently the American and French artillery opened 
a full hour before the time set for the German bombardment. 
Thousands of guns smothered the German artillery positions 
and catching massed German troops moving forward did un- 
told damage. 

An idea of the density of the artillery may be gained when 
it is told that there was one large caliber cannon facing the 
enemy's position for every forty inches of front. 

The noise of the bombardment was so intense that it was 
heard at Paris 100 miles away. No spoken orders could be given 
or heard. The light of the battle was so bright that newspapers 
could be read with ease ten miles behind the lines. 

When the enemy replied shortly after midnight on the 
night of July 14th much of his long preliminary bombardment 
was wasted on the lightly held front positions. When the three 
attacking divisions came across at 4:15 a. m., they were held 
up only temporarily by the delaying detachments in the front 
lines armed with machine guns. 



14 TULSA COUNTY IN THE WORLD WAR 

The French and American artillery had the direct range 
of the front positions and turned all their force on them when 
the enemy had occupied them. So badly were the attackers 
cut up by the barrage that they only reached the real lines of 
defense three hours later. 

Attack after attack failed. By the 18th the offensive had 
definitely failed and on the next day the enemy began with- 
drawing his shock divisions. 

During the entire time of the attack the Tulsa Ambulance 
Company together with three other companies worked without 
rest and with little food. Litter bearers in the front positions 
had more men than they could bandage. They had no time to 
gather up the wounded. Only those who were brought to them 
got attention. Drivers raced back and forth with loads of 
wounded from the collecting stations to the rear. 

Trucks were pressed into service to carry back the slightly 
wounded. As soon as ammunition was unloaded from the motor 
trucks the medical officers would commandeer them and send 
them back loaded with the terrible grist of the mill. 

Before the attack was finished the four companies had carried 
2,205 wounded from the lines to hospitals in the rear. This was 
in a space of 72 hours. 

During that time many drivers went totally without sleep. 
There was no relief for them. Every man was at work. Henry 
A. Cochran and Elmer Castator were recommended for the Dis- 
tinguished Service Cross as a result of their courageous and 
faithful work in the battle by Major Robert L. Burns, regimental 
surgeon of the 167th Infantry. No award was made on the 
recommendation though they drove their car 72 hours without 
relief and were the first to reach a front line dressing station 
during the battle. 

Emmet Ely was wounded in the thigh by shrapnel while 
driving his car in the battle. Another ambulance belonging to 
the Company was entirely destroyed by a shell, but the drivers 
escaped without injury. 

Both French and Americans were cared for alike by the 
companies during the battle. Of the 2,205 carried it was later 
learned that 1,350 had been Americans. The Division lost 450 
in dead in the battle. 

After the withdrawal from the Champagne sector the Di- 
vision was given two days' rest in the peaceful valley of the Marne 
between Paris and Chateau-Thierry. Thence is was moved up to 
relieve the 26th Division which was battling slowly north from 
that famous city. 

On July 24th and 25th the Division went into the lines again 
and began the second and perhaps most gruelling fight of its 



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existence. Day after day it battled north through the Forest 
de Fere against tremendous odds and the picked troops of the 
Prussian Guard which were desperately trying to keep within 
striking distance of their goal — Paris. 

Litter bearers of the Ambulance Company staggered over 
muddy roads and through tangled forests bearing back to skilled 
surgeons the wrecks of the battle. Men were carried three or 
four kilometers in many cases. 

The woods were drenched with gas and raked with shrapnel. 
Arvene B. Carnahan was shot through the shoulder and lung 
with shrapnel while carrying a wounded man. Buel Humphrey, 
of Owasso, a student at Kendall College, was so badly gassed 
that he did not return to the Company for many weeks. Ross 
G. Owen was so badly gassed that he never returned to duty, 
but was sent home to Tulsa. 

Roland Schwartz was shot through the knee with shrapnel 
and will walk with a stiff knee the remainder of his life. Stephen 
Nevinski was gassed. Of these only Owens and Humphrey were 
original members of the Company. The others were replace- 
ments sent in to fill up gaps caused by sickness and wounds. 

Through the dressing stations of the Company at Epieds and 
Buevardes a constant stream of wounded passed. In one week 
the Ambulancers carried 3,211 men from the front lines to hos- 
pitals in the rear. 

So great was the number of wounded that hospitals for miles 
behind the lines were overflowing. Many of the patients were 
driven 75 miles to hospitals in Paris before they could be cared 
for. Drivers worked night and day. They would sleep at the 
wheel when stopping at dressing stations or hospitals for a few 
moments. 

A hospital attendant neglected to wake the driver of one 
car when he had finished removing the patients. The driver 
was found asleep, his head pillowed on his arms several hours 
later. 

At the Ourcq the Division encountered its greatest ob- 
stacles. Backward and forward the lines swayed. Unwooded 
hills to the north of the stream gave the enemy a magnificent 
defense against attack. The town of Sergy was taken and lost 
four times in one afternoon. 

Between July 24th and August 6th the Ambulance section 
carried 5,496 wounded men. This number excludes double hauls 
giving the actual number of men taken from the front and 
delivered at hospitals in the rear. 

With nerves strained to the breaking point by the horrors of 
blood and death and the fearful drain upon physical endurance 
the men heaved a sigh of relief when the shattered Division was 



16 TULSA COUNTY IN THE WORLD WAR 

withdrawn from the sector on August 12th. From the all 
pervading stench of death in a few hours the Division emerged 
into the still peaceful valley of the Marne. 

At the bend of the river in the quiet village of Luzancy 
men of the Company slept without fear of being waked or 
wandered about along the banks of the river or swam in its 
broad channel. 

After four days' rest the Company climbed into its ambu- 
lances on August 16th and began a long motor trip back into the 
American training area where a still longer period of repose was 
granted for the first time. 

At Rozieres and Remois the Company paused until September 
5th. Here the men were free from a rigid routine of drill. In 
the long summer days they improved their French by convers- 
ing with the villagers. They bought and ate the plums and 
grapes that were fast ripening under France's gentle summer 
sun. They swam in the icy streams at hand. 

Rumors of another offensive were in the air and after an 
all too short vacation orders again came to advance. Traveling 
by night and staying hidden by day the Division worked north- 
ward toward the battle lines. 

On the tenth of September the Tulsa Company established 
its main triage at Harmonville just back of Siechprey in the 
"Sector northwest of Toul," where the first American Division 
had entered the lines on the November previous. 

The party was a detachment at the dressing station of the 
165th Infantry when a runner came in with the news that a 
patrol of the 167th Infantry had been caught in an enemy bom- 
bardment and that many were wounded and uable to return to 
their own lines*. 

The story of the rescue is told in the recommendation made 
by Major George L. Lawrence, surgeon of the 165th Infantry, 
on which the award was made to Sergeant Gilkeson : 

"At about 5:45 p. m. September 16, 1918, while the regi- 
mental dressing station of the 165th Infantry was under heavy 
shell fire of the enemy they volunteered to go and bring in sev- 
eral reported wounded men of the 167th Infantry who had been 
caught under a heavy barrage. They had to go under a constant 
and severe bombardment for a distance of three kilometers, 
where they were under observation of the enemy artillery and 
snipers. This to an outpost of the 167th Infantry near the vil- 
lage of Haumont. They succeeded in bringing in one wounded 
officer, Lieutenant Baker of the 167th Infantry, and seven 
wounded men, leaving four dead behind." 

Those who went with Sergeant Gilkeson and received the 
same recommendation for the cross were George Shorney, Lewis 




CAPT.H.G.LARBAU TJ IT C APT. S.J 



BRADFIELD 





CAPT.J.J.NAPHAN JX JJ CAPT. J. F. CAPP5 ~Tj 



Officers Tulsa Ambulance Company. 




O KAY COLLINS K 7T HENRYACQChban 



off and^knH f^S^F' ° f TUlSa Ani kuJance Company, who had his right arm torn 
WDtln ^tr S 1 ,n u engaKement ln the Vo ^ es mountains. 
BERFORD PYLE, who saved Beach's life 

RA ffofi m^ C T R ^ N * / ec °">™nded f or Distinguished Service Cross. 
KA ' COLLINS, Tulsa Ambulance Company. 






Insignia of Oklahoma Units — Above: Rainbow Division- 
Texas and Oklahoma Brigades. 



-Below : 90th Division, 





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'Apr//, 9] /«?/? /'.'." ., _. 





1- [L1EUT.MJ. FERGUSON p ^jf~ W1LL R 




MARTIN 




CORP. WILL MARTIN— Awarded Croix de 
Guerre and cited by French Government 
for bravery at Vaux, he making two 
reconnaisance trips into German lines, re- 
turning each time with two German pris- 
oners. Served with Company C on Mexican 
border. 

FAY M. HAM — Tulsa Ambulance Company : 
for three months a captive in German 
prison camps. 



LIEUT. M. J. FERGUSON— Overseas with 
British Red Cross 1915-16 ; second in com- 
mand of Tulsa Ambulance Company on 
leaving Tulsa ; entered United States Navy 
in May, 1918. 

WARD K. HALBERT— Tulsa Ambulance 

Company ; historian tor 117th Sanitary 

Train and for Oklahoma Chapter Rainbow 

Division; author of "Gasoline and Iodine." 



TULSA AMBULANCE COMPANY 17 

E. Washington, William G. Kidd, Arthur F. Brock, Earl F. Mc- 
Elwee, Jack Boren and James Buckhault. All of these men were 
original members of the Tulsa Company. 

After the goal of the offensive had been reached the Division 
was not withdrawn. It was given the task of consolidating the 
new positions. For many days the troops labored under heavy 
fire from the now powerful enemy which had taken up positions 
already prepared. It was necessary to dig an entire system of 
trenches and fortify them against attack with sand bags and 
barbed wire. 

Almost as many casualties were suffered by the Division in 
the period of occupancy of the Essey and Pannes sector as in the 
offensive which caused this goal to be reached. From September 
17th to September 29th the ambulance section carried 1,040 
wounded from the front to hospitals at Toul and in its vicinity. 

Then came the final and supreme test of the Division. With- 
out rest it was taken from the sector and hurried by trucks back 
through the territory which had once been the troublesome St. 
Mihiel salient, and up that broad and throbbing artery which led 
to Verdun. 

On October 1st the Division entered the area of advance and 
plunged again into battle in the Argonne-Meuse offensive. In 
support and advance the Division pushed forward without rest 
from that time until the close of hostilities on November 11th. 

With nerves strained to the breaking point and physical 
strength depleted, it was small wonder that many men broke 
down in those last days of the war. Soaked by rain and flounder- 
ing in mud and filth day after day without proper food or shelter, 
the men went back to the hospitals in great numbers. 

Perils were everywhere. Dugouts abandoned by the Ger- 
mans in their retreat were mined with time bombs. Every day 
they were destroyed when the chemicals ate through their con- 
tainers and set off the fulminators. 

Roads and bridges were either destroyed or mined. Build- 
ings left behind crashed down on those who were foolish enough 
to think they offered shelter. 

In the woods mud was almost knee deep. Gas saturated the 
air above from the continuous bombardment of the enemy who 
was desperately contesting every inch of the American advance 
to save the important railway lines at his back. 

So impassable were the roads at the front that relays were 
necessary in transporting patients from the lines. Often they 
were carried on the shoulders of the litter bearers through the 
muddy, shell-raked woods for two or three miles. There they 
were taken back in mule ambulances to the more solid roads 
where they were consigned to motor vehicles for a still longer 



18 TULSA COUNTY IN THE WORLD WAR 

ride. Many were carried a hundred miles before they were at 
last in a clean, soft hospital bed. At the best speed possible it 
was hours before wounded men could have efficient treatment. 

Everything seemed to conspire against the soldiers on those 
days. After long days of drizzling rain the nights would be 
clear. And always with the moon came the bombers. Up and 
down the roads they flew dropping death in the congested columns 
of ambulances, supply and munition trucks. 

Concentrations of troops came in for their share of the 
bombing. When the time came when the men might catch a few 
hours of sleep they were kept awake by the dull rythmic drone 
of the bombing planes punctuated with the deafening crash of 
the bombs. There is nothing in war so nerve-racking as the 
horrors of the night bombers, most soldiers agree. A plane 
within a quarter of a mile away sounds as if it is directly over 
the listener. 

The triage of the Tulsa Ambulance Company was from Oc- 
tober 11th to November 4th at Apremont. It was located in the 
wine cellar of a partially destroyed farm house known as L'Esper- 
ance farm. It was but a few feet from the road along which 
supplies for three divisions were carried. A cross-road was but 
a hundred feet from the station in one direction with an ammuni- 
tion dump there. Across was a bridge. All around was a great 
concentration of troops. 

One enemy gun was trained on the spot at all times. Night 
and day it searched for the road, the cross-road, the ammunition 
dump, the bridge, the dressing station and the troops. Shells 
fell in the road in front, about the ammunition dump and on the 
hill behind the dressing station every few minutes. Earth was 
thrown in the food being prepared in the open kitchens many 
times. The tiny "pup tents" pitched on the hill were torn down. 
But never once in all the time did a shell penetrate the dressing 
station, nor was any member of the Company wounded, although 
there were scores of narrow escapes. 

To escape the gruelling fire the men dug holes in the hillside 
for their blankets. Over these they stretched their tents. Reeds 
kept the blankets partially out of the water which seeped con- 
tinually into the hillside resting places. The farm house dressing 
station was shunned by all when not on duty. 

It was while the Company was here that Freeman Winslow 
was so severely burned with mustard gas that he was sent to 
the hospital from which he never returned to the Company. 

While the Company was moving forward in the woods Fay 
M. Ham was on one of the ambulances in a convoy. The convoy 
was passing through the encampment of another division in 



TULSA AMBULANCE COMPANY 19 

which Ham had a friend. Obtaining permission he dropped off 
to see his friend while the column was halted. 

While he was gone the column was again ordered forward 
and he was left behind. He followed hoping to find the organ- 
ization. But at one point he took the wrong road, arriving in 
Montfaucon instead of in the Hesse woods where the train was 
temporarily camped. From here he started to cut across country 
to Apremont where he was told the dressing station was located. 
Between the two places was a strip of woods extending deep into 
the American lines which had not yet been cleared of the enemy. 
Into this he walked in broad daylight. 

There were no trenches or wire there to mark the lines. 
Forward positions of the troops were scattered and identical 
with those farther in the rear — only individual holes scraped in 
the soil by soldiers to escape artillery and machine gun fire. Sud- 
denly Ham found himself in a hail of machine gun bullets and 
saw himself surrounded. He gave up and was marched back to 
the rear of the German lines. For three months he was a cap- 
tive moved from place to place. He was often spit at and stones 
were hurled at him by German civilians. For food he had rye 
coffee, black bread and soup. In the period of his captivity he lost 
30 pounds in weight. 

When the Red Cross entered his camp at Rastatt Ham vol- 
unteered to help care for the wounded of the camp until they 
could be evacuated. For a month after he could have left his 
prison he stayed. He only left for the American lines when the 
last woundd prisoner had gone. 

After being released through Switzerland Ham returned to 
the American headquarters and was granted his request to return 
to the Company which was then on the Rhine. 

When the 42nd Division entered the front lines in the Ar- 
gonne region it took up the positions relinquished by the First 
Division. 

It faced the enemy in the front roughly marked by Exermont 
and Fleville. The enemy was well fortified in the fastness of the 
broken ground known as the Kremhilde Stellung. On this line 
the enemy pinned its faith in being able to stop the advancing 
tide of Americans. They believed the ground impregnable from 
direct assault. 

Day after day the Division pounded away at the enemy posi- 
tions in the fastness of the steep hills. Inch by inch the lines 
crept forward by main force until at last the Kremhilde line had 
been broken and the Division occupied the last heights to the 
north by St. Georges and Landres et St. Georges. Before them 
lay the flat plains of the valley of the Meuse stretching past 
Buzancy to the final goal of Sedan. 



20 TULSA COUNTY IN THE WORLD WAR 

An idea of the importance of this battle through the Krem- 
hilde Stellung may be obtained from the statement of General 
Pershing on August 15, 1919, that it was the most difficult piece 
of work accomplished by the American army in the war. He 
recommended at that time that the hill by Landres et St. Georges 
be marked for future generations with a monument to American 
arms where the First and 42nd Divisions battled. 

It was on the morning of November 1st that the final thrust 
for Sedan was begun. In the sector had been concentrated for 
the attack 2,600 pieces of artillery. From these 330,000 shells 
were hurled into the German positions in the preliminary bar- 
rage. 

After the bombardment had been under way for three hours 
the 42nd Division went forward in one massive wave. They 
smothered resistance and swept forward. The Germans fought 
like demons, but were forced to either give up or retreat. Hun- 
dreds were captured in the first rush. 

The German artillery positions were so threatened that the 
gunners did not have time to remove their cannon. They left 
them in position and fled. Within a few minutes American gun- 
ners had swung them around and were using German ammuni- 
tion and German guns against Germans. 

Behind the 42nd Division came the Second American Di- 
vision. As the Rainbow doughboys reached their objectives the 
followed troops filtered through their lines fresh from a rest 
and took up the chase. 

Reformed, the 42nd Division moved forward in the wake of 
the battle for a few days and then was thrown into the lines 
again to complete the memorable race to Sedan. On one wing 
of the First American army was the 42nd Division and on the 
other was the First Division. Both were the most battle-scarred 
and experienced divisions of the American forces. Both had 
fought and won battle after battle throughout the spring and 
summer months. Both were determined to reach the goal and 
to reach it first. 

There is still an open question as to which reached there 
first. The official communique of the American army stated 
that "The Rainbow" Division and elements of the First Division 
occupied the heights overlooking the Meuse and the outskirts 
of Sedan." 

The 166th Infantry Regiment states that it was the first to 
enter the city. Major General Charles T. Menoher, commanding 
the 42nd Division, announced that the doughboys of his Division 
were the first allied troops to actually enter the city. He stated 
that the Division reached the farthest northern point in the 
enemy's lines reached by any American Division. 



TULSA AMBULANCE COMPANY 21 

After the first forced entry the 42nd Division troops were 
withdrawn that the French might make the triumphal entry 
into the city which had witnessed the defeat of French arms a 
half century before. As a tribute to the Division the French 
designated Company D, 166th Infantry as the representative 
American unit to accompany them on the triumphal entry. 

On the night of November 8th members of the Tulsa Ambu- 
lance Company slept in the chateau where Napoleon III sur- 
rendered to Bismark in 1871. 

An incident which brought much joy as well as indignation 
to members of the 42nd Division and much consternation to cer- 
tain officers of the First Division took place during the race to 
Sedan. Brigadier General Douglas A. MacArthur, commander 
of the 84th Infantry Brigade, was following closely on the heels 
of his advanced elements as was his custom in order to better 
direct their activities. 

Cutting in from the east came the advanced elements of 
the First Division thinking they were ahead of all other Amer- 
ican troops. They captured the general and his entire staff as 
spy suspects and only released him several hours later. The 42nd 
Division contends that this establishes the fact that they reached 
Sedan first. 

During the last wild race the ambulance companies of the 
Division met and overcame the greatest obstacles of their career. 
They had the longest line of evacuation over roads that were al- 
most impassable. Not only were the roads muddy and cut to 
pieces, but they were glutted for miles with traffic that moved 
at a snail's pace. 

Although late in the season the carcasses of dead men and 
animals with which the country was scattered thickly, filled the 
air with an indescribable odor. In their haste to get out the 
Germans drove their emaciated animals until they dropped or 
their trucks broke down. Then they abandoned them and moved 
on. If they had time they skinned the animals and took that 
salvage with them. Often they had not time for even this. 

At Authe the ambulance headquarters was established on 
November 5th. Between the headquarters and the advancing 
lines was a swamp through which the wounded men must be 
brought back. They were carried by litter across until a cor- 
duroy road was built by the engineers. 

To facilitate evacuation the field hospitals of the Division 
were scattered along the line to give treatment to the men on 
the long trip back to permanent hospitals. The most advanced 
hospital was 35 kilometers ahead of the rear station when the 
last battle of the war was over. 

During the Argonne-Meuse offensive the ambulance section 



22 TULS COUNTY IN THE WORLD WAR 

carried 5,460 patients from the lines to the hospitals in the rear. 
On one day 80 of these were First Division men. 

Following the signing of the armistice word came that the 
Division was to be a part of the Army of Occupation. Some ap- 
preciated the honor, but most began to turn their thoughts 
toward home. They felt that the honor of guarding the Rhine 
might be given to troops that had not had the honor of facing 
the enemy more days than any other American division. 

The Division was concentrated about Authe and began its 
movement across the Meuse to its allotted position for the ad- 
vance into the enemy's territory. At Stenay the Division halted 
several days to await the expiration of the time allotted the Ger- 
mans to withdraw men and materials. 

There the Tulsa Ambulance Company had a large residence 
in the city which had been used as an intelligence headquarters 
for the German army of the Ardennes region. There were stoves 
and fireplaces in the building, a whole roof and many tons of 
coal in the basement. The men rested and cleaned their equip- 
ment or were issued new garments to replace those lost in the 
heat of battle. 

On November 22nd the Tulsa Company resumed its northern 
journey crossing the borders of Belgium that day. At Arlon the 
men were greeted with tears and shouts of joy by the people lib- 
erated. Moth-eaten Belgian flags were brought out from their 
four years of hiding and were hung on every house and store. 
The city was ransacked for bits of red, white and blue paper or 
cloth with which to make American flags. The results of the 
loving work of the people was quite touching. There were flags 
with three or four alternate stripes of red and white and a half 
dozen stars. There were some with thirty or forty stripes and 
three or four stars. There were some made entirely of paper 
and some made of both paper and cloth. 

At Arlon the Company occupied an abandoned German hos- 
pital in which had been left all sorts of equipment. The men 
loaded up with souvenirs for which they had longed and searched 
the battle fields during their spare time before. 

From Arlon the Company moved across into Luxembourg. 
There at Mersch they passed under an evergreen decked arch 
which bore the legend "Welcome to our deliverers." The people 
of the country gazed with open mouths and astonished eyes as 
the American army passed along its roads day after day without 
pause. They were amazed at the wealth of the men and par- 
ticularly motor equipment. "I see now why the Germans lost," 
was a common statement. 

While in several places in Luxembourg members of the Com- 
pany were permitted to visit the capital city of the duchy. They 



TULSA AMBULANCE COMPANY 23 

wandered from one end of the tiny nation to the other inspecting 
its ancient castles and its modern stores and residences. They 
found it a great relief after months of living amidst death and 
desolation to come into this trim, prosperous little country. 

On December 4th the Tulsa Company passed over the line 
into Germany and began the tedious march to the Rhine. While 
en route the ambulances carried many of the men who were with- 
out shoes from all parts of the Division. They had to carry back 
many who fell out from exhaustion. 

The Sanitary Train was scattered along the line of march 
for a distance of a hundred kilometers at times during the long 
hike. 

It was on December 16th that the Company at last pulled 
into the famous watering place just four miles from the Rhine 
which was to be its headquarters. It was the city of Bad 
Neuenahr, from which before the war was shipped the famous 
Apollinaris water to all parts of the world. 

The Company was established in a palatial summer hotel 
known as the Villa Freise. There the men had rooms hung with 
costly tapestries, furnished with mahogany and walnut, and 
lighted by electricity. They ate from tables in a magnificent 
dining hall and the cooks at last had a range on which to prepare 
food for the men. 

In the tiled sunken tubs of the "Badenhaus" the unwashed 
doughboys lolled in Apollinaris water which could not be bought 
in the United States. The mineral water gradually drew the 
rheumatism out of their legs and they once more began to move 
with the former swing. Trips were made — without permission 
— to Cologne down the Rhine in the British area or to Bonn. 
Some venturesome souls even got as far as Brussels and Liege 
without passes. 

But good beds and baths lost their charms shortly. The days 
stretched interminably. The men were frankly homesick. They 
didn't care who knew that they wanted to go home, and to go 
quickly. 

Finally leaves were granted. Although it had been an- 
nounced that leaves were to be granted every four months, it 
had not worked out that way. A few passes for twenty-four 
hours had been granted in one week the summer before, but 
never had the promised leave materialized. 

On their leaves the men went back into France and across 
into Belgium. On their two weeks of freedom many went as 
far south as the Riviera. Others spent all their time in the magic 
cities of Brussels, Liege and Antwerp. Some managed to spend 
several days in Paris in spite of all regulations to the contrary. 
They even forfeited rank and pay to see that city, declaring that 



24 TULSA COUNTY IN THE WORLD WAR 

they had come across for that purpose and that they didn't want 
to have to make any more trips. 

All waits must have an end. Finally on the afternoon of 
April 9th the Company turned in all their equipment except that 
which the members carried on their backs and the start for home 
was made. 

There were no grumblers then. Although packed into two 
boxcars that bumped for 72 hours, there were no complaints. 
Anything could be stood which brought the men nearer home. 

There were murmurs of commiseration for those who had 
decided to take advantage of the offers of the Government to at- 
tend French and British universities and stay behind for three 
more months. 

Late in the evening of April 12th the first view of the ocean 
the Company had had since the last of October a year and a half 
before, was caught by the men from the openings on the sides 
of the boxcars. A great shout of joy went up from the entire 
train. 

A few hours later the train pulled into the station at Brest 
and the Company was swallowed up by the great debarkation 
system of Camp Pontanezen. For the next few days the men 
were kept on the jump, being re-outfitted with clothing, examined 
and deloused. 

Late in the afternoon of April 17th the Company climbed 
the gangplank of the great steamer "Mt. Vernon" from the 
lighter which had brought it out into the bay. Before sunset the 
anchor had been weighed and the men were facing homeward 
across the broad Atlantic into the setting sun. 

A great contrast was noticed by the men in every step of 
the way homeward in comparison with the trip across. In place 
of the little French wagons for transportation by rail there were 
large American boxcars with room for every man to he down — 
even if he did have to lie very still and on one side. There were 
hot meals prepared en route by kitchens on other cars of the 
train. 

At the debarkation camp there was system in every act. 
There was no waiting in mess lines. Regiment after regiment 
marched through the giant kitchens having their mess kits filled 
as they walked along. 

In place of the dark hold of the freighter the men had com- 
fortable bunks in well lighted and ventilated quarters on the 
former ocean greyhound "Crownprincessen Cecille." Meals were 
served with dispatch on tables in dining rooms. There was 
ample deck room for everybody. In place of their being kept 
below deck most of the time there were stringent orders that 
every man must be in the open for at least twelve hours each day. 



TULSA AMBULANCE COMPANY 25 

At dawn on April 25th the ship steamed up New York Har- 
bor and passed the Statue of Liberty escorted by a bevy of 
screeching tugs. New York had opened its arms to greet the 
men. 

At the wharf a meal was served and every man had his 
pockets stuffed with candy, gum and cigarettes. At noon the 
company was in quarters at Camp Merritt, New Jersey. 

Then followed more delousing and more red tape. The men 
spent their days in New York waiting for the word to move for 
home. 

After two weeks the order came and the Company set forth 
for Tulsa. It was greeted in royal style by the folks at home. 
But the men scarcely knew what was going on. They only knew 
that they were home and happy. Congressman E. B. Howard 
had been appealed to and had arranged it so that the Company 
might pass through the city and visit for a day before going to 
the demobilization camp. On April 16th and 17th the men re- 
ceived their discharge papers and were finally free. 

In recognition of their services the commanding officer of 
the 117th Sanitary Train sent the following letter to Mayor C. 
H. Hubbard and to Governor J. B. A. Robertson : 

From: C. O. 117th Sanitary Train, 42nd Division. 

To: His Excellency, the Governor of the State of Oklahoma. 

Subject: Services of Ambulance Company 167. 

"1. In a few days the men who represented the state of Oklahoma in 
the Rainbow Division will be at home with their relatives and friends. It 
is therefore deemed fitting to me, the Commanding Officer, to express my 
appreciation of their excellent work. I wish to assure you that their serv- 
ices were of the highest character. They not only brought credit upon 
themselves, but won the respect of the entire Division with which they 
served. In evidence of which I am enclosing herewith a copy of G. O. 21 
P., Headquarters 42nd Division, dated April 2, 1919." 

(Signed) Wilbur S. Conkling, 

Lt. Col. M. C, U. S. A. 

The General Order referred to follows: 

"Headquarters 42nd Division, 
American Expeditionary Forces, 
Germany. 

April 2, 1919. 

"GENERAL ORDER 
No. 21-P. 

"As the Rainbow Division has reached the closing days of its military 
service, the Commanding General desires to recite in orders the salient 
features of the service of the 117th Sanitary Train. 

"The record of the 117th Sanitary Train is marked by its steady effi- 
ciency. This, together with its devotion to duty, its loyalty, the courage of 
its personnel, its perseverance, has led to its being universally respected and 
praised. Though their duty has been to take care of the fighters, and not 
to fight, their faithfulness to this duty has led them into dangers as great 
as those experienced by any arm of the service. Running their ambulances 
under the very noses of the enemy, setting up dressing and first aid stations 
on the fighting line itself, they have by their excellent work done much to- 



26 TULS COUNTY IN THE WORLD WAR 

ward preserving that splendid 'esprit de corps' for which this Division is 
famous. 

"The 117th Sanitary Train is composed of units from the District of 
Columbia, Nebraska, Oregon, Colorado, New Jersey, Tennessee, Oklahoma 
and Michigan. Combined at Camp Mills, Long Island, N. Y., they under- 
went training in the American areas in France, then in the Luneville sector. 
In the Baccarat sector they began to develop. Step by step, ways and means 
were worked out of taking care of wounded and sick. The plan of evacua- 
tion in this section was a model of its kind. 

"The Sanitary Train went to Champagne, along with the rest of the 
Division. Here for the first time they experienced that shell fire and expos- 
ure that was to be their lot until the close of hostilities. During the intense 
bombardment preceding the German attack of July 15th, it seemed as if 
the enemy had especially chosen as targets the dressing stations, ambulance 
heads and hospitals. Shells dropped everywhere. Large night planes 
bombed the hospitals situated near Chalons. The routes of the ambulances 
were covered by fire. Though the difficulties of proper functioning were 
great they were overcome. 

"At Chateau Thierry even greater difficulties were experienced. Due 
to many casualties the problem of evacuation became a very serious one. 
This was partly solved by the establishment of a triage at Epieds and later 
at Beuvardes, at all times within five kilometers of the actual fighting line. 
During this battle ambulances were often driven within a thousand yards 
of the front line, across shell-scarred fields, to collect and evacuate wounded. 
The steady service rendered at this point did much to maintain the morale 
of the troops. 

"At St. Mihiel the problem was of a different character. All roads 
were clogged with the rush of transport north. Here great versatility was 
shown. Motors were useless. So pack mules and mule ambulances were 
thrown forward. Ample supplies were rendered available in this way. 

"In the Argonne-Meuse offensive the list of men to be evacuated was 
swelled by many sick as well as wounded. The weeks and weeks of mud, 
water and improper nourishment, with the nervous strain, were beginning 
to tell upon the Division. Nightly enemy airplanes flew up and down the 
valley of the Aine on bombing expeditions. The hospitals at Baulny seemed 
to be their special target. During this period ambulance heads were estab- 
lished forward of Sommerance, less than two kilometers from the front 
lines. Evacuations were carried on without interruptions and a marvelous 
state of efficiency was shown in spite of almost insurmountable difficulties. 

"The Sanitary Train was seriously handicapped in its move toward 
Sedan. Even so, it succeeded in reaching its station and taking care of an 
ever-increasing number of sick. 

"During the march of the Division to the Rhine, the Sanitary Train per- 
formed successfully the difficult task of evacuating the sick over the length- 
ening line of communications. It finally reached Neuenahr, in the Kreis of 
Arhweiler, which it occupied as part of the Army of Occupation. Not the 
least among the services of this organiation has been its fighting of the 
threatened epidemic of influenza in this Division during the first months 
of 1919. 

"The 117th Sanitary Train has earned through work done, the praise and 
thanks of the entire Division. Its personnel has undergone the hardest 
lot that falls to a soldier — that of being fired upon and being unable to re- 
turn the fire. It is with a keen sense of satisfaction that the Division com- 
mander briefly reviews the magnificent record of this organization, and as 
well as expressing his own thanks to them, he is sure he can express the 



TULSA AMBULANCE COMPANY 27 

gratitude of the entire Division for the efficiency, perseverance and fidelity 
shown by all its personnel. 

"By command of Major General Flagler, Chief of Staff. 

"WILLIAM N. HUGHES, Jr., 

"Colonel, General Staff." 
"Official: 

JAMES E. THOMAS, 
Major, A. G., U. S. A. 
Division Adjutant." 

Following is the complete roster of the Company as formed 
in Tulsa. The personnel, however, was subjected to changes both 
in the training camps and in the war area: 

Captain — H. G. Lareau. 

First Lieutenants — M. J. Ferguson, J. F. Capps, J. J. Nab- 
ham, Jackson Bradfield. 

Sergeants — Paul M. Wilson, Clarence N. Wilson, Damon V. 
Douglas, Waldeman N. Danneberg, Charles G. Gourgm, Bryan 
Meredith, Herman Mcintosh, Glenn A. Vandewart, Ben C. Arnold, 
Lawrence G. Wood, Lewis Partain. 

Lance Corporals — Irving M. Kaplan, Neil Van Aiken, John 
J. Gainer, Videl Zuniga, Stanley Wildman, Ivan M. Grove. 

Corporals — Kenneth M. Keith, W. W. Milam, Ross T. War- 
ner, James L. McBrayer, Kenneth G. Sheppard. 

Clerks — Webb W. Hanson (chief clerk), Eugene Settle, Gran- 
ville W. Caughern, Herbert B. Baber. 

Mechanics — Franklin A. Walker, Ernest E. Mclnnis. 

Cooks — Winslow F. Hartley, William G. Kidd, Lawrence E. 
Knight. 

Privates — Carl Aumens, James F. Ayers, Carl A. Ball, Evon 
N. Barber, Lloyd C. Beach, Charles N. Berry, Perrell D. Billing- 
ton, Adolph Betts, Jack Boren, James A. Brlil, W. A. Briscoe, 
Arthur F. Breck, Mack Brown, Edward H. Brown, Fred F. 
Brooks, J. D. Buckhalt, William S. Butts, Otis T. Burleson, Al B. 
Crowell, Robert L. Cannon, George A. Conode, Harold Cartwright, 
Elmer L. Castater, Josiah C. Chatfield, Charles L. Church, Henry 
A. Cochrane, Roy Collins, John Cowan, Lee Crabtree, Dale L. Crik- 
field, Henry W. G. Danneberg, Oliver B. Denning, Carl S. Dickson, 
Edward Domingues, Samuel Efland, Paul N. Eggers, O. Emmett 
Ely, Andrew V. Erwin, Raymond H. Fields, Elmer E. Frasher, 
Douglas Frantz, William C. Fox, Hugh A. Greenburg, Ward K. 
Halbert, Charles Howard, Fay N. Ham, Paul B. Havenstrite, 
Robert L. Heard, Wesley Samuel Hedrick, David G. Henshaw, 
Russell Lee Hilton, Charles Hogg, Homer L. Huff, Buel M. Hum- 
phrey, Roy F. Hunt, Oral R. Hutchins, Aurelia F. Jackson, Olan 
Jacobs, Ralph E. Johnson, Paul W. Johnson, Virgil J. Jones, Sher- 
wood J. Lehman, Kasper Kelley, Noral S. Keesler, Cecil R. Kearns, 
Jennings B. Koch, Clarence E. Lasure, Paul L. Laws, Orlie Lee, 
Robert E. Lee, O. Page Manley, Harry Marlow, Raymond G. 



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Marvin, Russell B. McElwee, Harry E. Millstead, Fred Mullin, 
Thomas F. Newcomb, Ross G. Owens, Horace Padgett, William 
H. Pappan, Virgil Petit, Marry Pfiester, Evart H. Pope, Burford 
B. Pyle, W. A. Ramsey, Walter A. Reed, Fred M. Richards, Wayne 
A. Rickey, Altas R. Rider, Carl L. Robins, Ray H. Roberts, Ural 
P. Saunders, Theodore S. Scott, Finnis Sharp, George Shorney, 
Irvin L. Simons, S. M. Slaughter, Evart M. Stafford, Cecil W. 
Tatree, Amos V. Todd, Quannah Vann, Clarence Wallace, Lewis 
L. Washington, Charles E. Ward, Charlie West, Otto R. Wiley, 
Freman Winslow, William Wise, Ted L. White, Marlin C. Wood- 
son, Leland R. Wright, Paul E. Wyatt, John G. Young, Roy A. 
Zink, Glenn Zink, Mack Brown, Harry Neubar, H. H. Buffing- 
ton, Wesley H. Mowrey, Harold Gilbert, Gordon H. Willard, Jeff 
Swaffer, W. C. Fox, Lee Howard, Joseph Sexton, Theodore P. 
White. 



Ill 

"D" COMPANY 111TH ENGINEERS 



It was in the Tulsa Chamber of Commerce that the Company 
of Engineers had its inception — that Company that has pro- 
claimed the name and fame of the Oil City to the four corners of 
the earth. A little knot of men, angered at the outrages perpe- 
trated by the German, met to discuss ways and means of organiz- 
ing a military unit from the lads of the city and surrounding 
country, to be ready for the call to arms should the need arise. 
This first meeting was held in February of 1917, and the need 
did arise. War was declared and found the Company ready. 

There were, perhaps, twenty men at the first meetings of 
the embryo organization. In the dark days of early April, im- 
mediately before the formal declaration of war, more men read 
the advertisements and notices printed in the daily journals and, 
interested, came to these meetings to see and to hear for them- 
selves. 

On that fateful seventh day of April, 1917, when the bulle- 
tins were put up announcing the entry, into the lists, of the 
Nation that was to turn the tide of victory toward right and 
justice, a wave of real, heartfelt patriotism surged through the 
city. The very flower of its youth and manhood rallied to the 
Colors — to the recruiting tent that was erected at the southeast 
corner of Fourth and Main Streets. After a hurried conference 
with the Adjutant-General of the Oklahoma National Guard, at 
that time Ancel Earp, Jack Singleton went to the State Cap- 
itol to see about taking over the property of the old National 
Guard Company of Engineers. This was done and the Company 
officially became Company A, 1st Separate Battalion, Oklahoma 
Engineers. Under the old tables of organization in effect at 
that time, the commissioned personnel of an Engineer Company 
consisted of a captain, two first lieutenants and one second lieu- 
tenant. Examinations were held and in April, immediately after 
the declaration of war, Van T. Moon was commissioned captain, 
Forest R. Hughes and Jack Singleton were made first lieutenants, 
and Gordon T. Granger was made second lieutenant. All of these 
officers served with the Company throughout its career, a period 
of over two years and a half. 

All through the summer of 1917 the Company awaited the 
long-expected call into Federal service. The citizens of Tulsa 
responded nobly, giving every aid to the unit through the dark 
days of waiting. Mrs. C. E. Lahman, Mrs. Semmes Parrish, 

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30 TULSA COUNTY IN THE WORLD WAR 

Mrs. J. J. Fischer, Mrs. Perry DeHaven, Mrs. William Pomeroy, 
Mrs. A. T. Allison, the Chamber of Commerce and other friends 
gave assistance. The Company was increased in strength, being 
put on a war footing; was mustered by the Federal inspectors and 
drilled regularly. At last, on August 5th, the orders came and 
the organization went into camp at the old fair grounds, newly 
named Camp Sinclair. With them at the time was Tulsa's other 
famous representative in the war — the Ambulance Company, 
shortly to be made part of the Rainbow (42nd) Division. The 
officers and men of this Company gave invaluable advice and 
help to the new command, the Ambulance Company having 
served creditably on the border. 

On August 18th, orders came to entrain for Camp Bowie, 
at Fort Worth, Texas. The departure was made at two o'clock 
in the morning, and detrainment was made at eight in the 
evening, after an uneventful, but naturally an interesting journey. 
None of the Company will ever forget that first night at Bowie; 
the driving rain, the mud a foot deep, the meal of corned beef, 
beans and hard bread, eaten by candle light, and the night spent 
in a warehouse. 

At Bowie took place the real work of converting raw men 
into highly disciplined and well-trained soldiers. Drills of all 
sorts, instruction in every kind of engineering problems, French 
construction, bridge erection, demolitions and reconnaissance 
work were engaged in. At the rifle range the Company "hung 
up" the high score for the Regiment; the Regiment scored high 
in the Division. At the great review the Regiment was com- 
mended for being the best drilled in the entire Division — ex- 
celling their rivals, the Infantry, in their own chosen field and 
being proficient engineers as well. At an inspection held by 
Colonel, later General, Morrow, of the staff of the Chief of Engi- 
neers, the Regiment was declared to be the equal of any in the 
service. This was due very largely to the efforts of one man, the 
regimental commander, William J. Bardon. 

Upon arrival at Camp Bowie the Company became officially 
known as "D" Company, 2nd Battalion, 111th Engineers. Two 
other Companies of Engineers from Oklahoma, those from Ard- 
more and Oklahoma City, known respectively as "E" and "F" 
Companies, comprised the 2nd Battalian along with "D." Three 
Companies from Texas formed the first Battalion. "D" Com- 
pany quickly acquired, and always maintained, the reputation 
of being the crack Company of the Regiment, and the Regiment 
was regarded, and rightly, as the corps-d'elite of the 36th Di- 
vision. Later in the strenuous days of service at the front as 
an independent corps unit, the Regiment more than lived up to 
the predictions made for it by its admirers. 




CAPT. VAN T. MOON and LIEUT. F. R. HUGHES, Officers "D" Company, 
111th Engineers. 

SERGT. JAMES A. BRILL, of Tulsa Ambulance Company, President Oklahoma 
Chapter Rainbow Division Veterans, and CORP. J. C. CHATFIELD, Tulsa Ambulance 
Company, Secretary Oklahoma Chapter Rainbow Division Veterans. 




Company Headquarters of Tulsa Engineers in Hills Back of Varennes. 




WORK OF AMERICAN ARTILLERY 



D COMPANY, 111TH ENGINEERS 31 

Through the long winter of 1917-1918 the Regiment 
grumbled and growled at not being permitted to get at the throat 
of the Black Eagle of Prussia. Day after day, week after week 
of unceasing work, then finally came the long-looked for orders. 

On July 7th the Regiment entrained for the port of embarka- 
tion, Camp Mills, Long Island. Final equipment was received 
there, and on the 18th the 111th embarked for France, on board 
the U. S. S. Antigone. After an uneventful voyage land was 
sighted on July 30th, and disembarkation was made at Brest, 
France. Two days were spent there, in Camp "Mud," after which 
entrainment was made for Bar-sur-Aube, in the Department de 
la Aube. The various companies were billeted in French villages, 
"D" Company going to Argancon. 

The simple, quiet life of the villagers of Argancon seemed 
far removed from war and all its horrors. Here the boys gained 
their first insight into French life. The Aube district is one 
of the most beautiful in France. The people are thrifty and hos- 
pitable. After the daily drills and work many pleasant evenings 
found appreciative soldiers enjoying their surroundings, yet 
hoping incessantly for the day of action. 

The orders to go on active duty came without warning on 
the 10th day of September, and when they came there came also 
the announcement that the Regiment had been signally honored. 
From all the Regiments of Engineers in the American Expedi- 
tionary Force the 111th had been chosen as fit to be Corps En- 
gineers of the first Army Corps — the famous "Fighting First" 
Corps. This meant, as all knew, more dangerous and unpleasant 
work than would fall to the lot of the ordinary units. But to a 
man the Regiment acclaimed the decision. 

T^e Regiment arrived at the front the night before the great 
St. Mihiel offensive began, and received its baptism of fire the 
first day of that great American drive. Other Regiments and 
Divisions had been given a certain amount of preparation in a 
so-called "quiet" sector. Not so for the new Corps Engineers. 
They marched off the road into action never having undergone 
fire of any kind. What they did — their behavior in the most 
trying times — is common history. They worked so nobly and so 
well that they were cited in dispatches the very first day, by the 
commander of the marines, with whom they were working, and 
by the Corps commander. The Regiment was now wholly sep- 
arated from the 36th Division, and from the opening gun of the 
St. Mihiel drive to the signing of the Armistice they had not one 
hour of relief from duty at the front. Divisions came into the 
lines, served for days or weeks, then marched out for needed rest 
and replacement, others taking their place. But no one relieved 
the Engineers. For over two months they stood up under that 



32 TULSA COUNTY IN THE WORLD WAR 

hell of fire daily. During that time tliey served with every unit 
of consequence in all the combat divisions. 

At St. Mihiel "D" Company worked up to the most advanced 
positions under fire, bridging the famous trench near Thiacourt, 
repairing roads and bridges, and in general covering themselves 
with glory. For three nights they were almost entirely without 
sleep, with constant gas alarms and incessant shellings from 
German field pieces. Not a man complained. Their work was of 
the very highest character and received the highest commenda- 
tion. 

On September 16th the Regiment started the long march 
across country from St. Mihiel to the Argonne Forest. Not for the 
Engineers were the long convoys of trucks. Doughboys might 
ride, but hob-nailed shoes proved the only means of conveyance 
that was afforded the Engineers. 

Over one hundred and sixty kilometers was covered on this 
march, movement commencing at seven o'clock in the evening, 
an hour's halt for coffee at midnight, then on the road again until 
daybreak when camp would be made in some forest along the 
highway, or in old buildings. Each day was spent in sleep 
and rest, with a watchful eye constantly on the lookout for the 
Boche reconnaissance planes. The entire route paralleled the 
active front, being under observation much of the time. 

Needless to say, the Regiment arrived on time. When the 
line troops went over the top on the morning of September 26th 
"D" Company was within half a kilometer of them, having 
marched thirty-six kilometers the last night in order to be up in 
time for action. Day after day the Company worked under the 
heaviest of shell fire; night after night the Boche airplanes 
bombed them. They did not hesitate nor did the work falter for 
an instant. 

The six companies of the Regiment were divided among the 
Corps, two companies going to each Corps sector. Along with 
"F" Company, "D" worked through the center of resistance, 
starting in above Vanquois Hill. They were within a stone's 
throw of the Infantry when the Boches were driven out of Var- 
rennes, being themselves under a hail of machine-gun bullets. 

They were repeatedly driven off the road into shelter, but 
displaying the true American spirit — they always came back. 
Attempting to move into Varrennes for shelter they were shelled 
out of the town and forced to seek protection in a valley to the 
west of that place. 

Varennes, Boureuilles, Cheppy, Apremont, Chatel Cherrey — 
dozens of other places became as familiar to them as had been 
Regnevlile, Limey, Feye-en-Haye, Mamey and Thiaucourt, in the 
St. Mihiel drive. And again they received citation in orders. 



D COMPANY, 111TH ENGINEERS 33 

"D" Company was operating a quarry, during the lull in the 
fighting that immediately preceded the last phase of the Argonne 
attack. Every day they were shelled regularly; every moon- 
light night the bombing planes came over. On the 31st of Octo- 
ber they ceased their quarrying operations abruptly. Orders 
came announcing that another offensive was to start on Novem- 
ber 1st at five o'clock. When the overture was played and the 
curtain rose on what proved to be the last act of the greatest 
Ail-American drama ever staged, "D" Company was perched 
contentedly, if precariously, on the side of a hill above Fleville, 
watching things and waiting for their chance. They were a crit- 
ical audience and always thought that they could "turn the 
trick," whatever it might be, better than any one else. They 
were subjected to heavy fire — they saw several villages wiped 
out behind them ; but they were of the old breed that can and does 
laugh at death. 

They left their hill immediately after the doughboys had 
started across; they marched out across the desolate country 
between Fleville and Sommerance and fell to work at Landres- 
et-St. Georges. Horses and men were scattered over the fields. 
Boche soldiers were dejectedly coming in from the surrounding 
hillsides hoping to be taken prisoners. The Company was forced 
to leave the village when night came, going back to the ruins of 
Fleville for shelter. When they returned to Landres-et-St. 
Georges next morning they found that the Boche had destroyed 
the road that they had been building and the work had to be done 
all over again. 

Captain Moon was off on a bridge building expedition the 
first day, but the Company, under Lieutenant Singleton, worked 
the road between St. Juvin and points east, not only in the day- 
time, but also throughout the nights. The road had been heavily 
shelled, having been the dividing line between German and 
American territory, and a heavy rain added to the difficulties. 

The following extract from the diary of an officer of "D" 
Company, clearly depicts their experiences during the last days 
of the campaign : 

"The nights were dark as pitch, and no one cared particularly 
about showing a light with Jerry drifting around overhead, 
waiting to kick out the 'tail-gate' and drop a whole load of 'ash- 
cans' on someone's head. That condition of affairs wasn't con- 
ducive to perfect ease. It isn't a bit pleasant to be pulling a mu- 
nition truck or a seventy-five out of the mud at two o'clock in 
the morning, with the darkness so heavy it seems tangible — to 
slip in a shell-hole and fall down and then to realize that your arms 
are up to the elbow in the shattered remains of some poor devil 
who had 'gone west.' No, it really isn't. 



34 TULSA COUNTY IN THE WORLD WAR 

"On the side of a hill outside of Landres the adventurous 
spirits of the Company — a roll-call would have listed the whole 
organization under that heading — found a German seventy- 
seven with the breech still warm, and lots of nice new ammuni- 
tion waiting to be fired. They didn't do a thing but turn that 
piece around, head it in the general direction of the German 
Army and then start shell after shell rushing from the breech. 
This sport fell into disfavor when a courier came back to find out 
who it was that was shelling the American troops. 

"From Landres-et-St. Georges the Company went to Ime- 
court, indulging in their favorite pastime of road-repair en route. 
From Imecourt to Sivry, thence to Buzancy, the center of the 
railroad system that was the lifeblood of the German armies. 
From Buzancy they went to St. Pierremont and thence to 
Oches, south of Sedan. Here the boys found several Boche 
waffle irons ; they will tell you that there is one thing that the 
Boche knows how to do, and that is how to make good waffle 
irons. They had picked up a quantity of German flour at Buzancy 
and everyone was soon enjoying waffles. I found a sure enough 
bath-tub, made in America — no one knows how the Boche came 
to have it — and the thing was so welcome that I took three baths 
in it within as many hours. After weeks of work in the mud it 
wasn't so bad, being able to find real water once again. 

"At Oches on November 10th we were told that we were to 
start back to the St. Mihiel sector, to participate in the drive on 
Metz. Then came the news that the Armistice had been signed. 
The Company was already on the road and had gone back as far 
as Buzancy when the official confirmation came at eleven o'clock. 
No one will ever forget that day. It has been rumored that the 
citizens of the United States staged a little celebration them- 
selves on that occasion. The American Expeditionary Forces 
certainly did. It was awf 'ly hard to realize at first that the game 
was over, but it did not take long for the fact to soak in. When 
the Regiment reached the forest near Apremont they went into 
old German quarters for a five-day rest, which was much needed. 
The night they arrived it was almost as dangerous as it had been 
under fire at the front. Between our lads and the French, who 
were having a nice little time all by themselves, there certainly 
was a great show. Everything that would fire was fired, from 
rifles and revolvers to seventy-fives. The whole sky was ablaze 
all night long, with the vari-colored lights from rockets, signal 
flares and Vory pistols. 

"Sixty-two days had passed since the Regiment first went 
into action at St. Mihiel; during that time there had not been 
one day for rest. Replacements had come forward and been 
assigned on the road, literally, with never a halt or any cessation 



D COMPANY, 111TH ENGINEERS 35 

in the work. In spite of the dangers, the difficulties, not a word 
of complaint had been uttered. 

"The Regiment was now relieved from duty as Corps Engi- 
neers and started the long march back through Central France 
to the area that had been assigned to them. They had made a 
splendid record. They had been on actual duty, without relief, 
for a longer period than any unit of the Expeditionary Forces. 
They had been three times cited for their work. 

"The march back to the billeting area measured a distance 
of 350 kilometers, every foot of which was covered on foot, with 
everything a man had in the world strapped to his back. It was 
a march that any army could be justly proud of. "D" Company 
came through with Colors flying, arriving at Charrey, south of 
Tonners in the Yonne district, on the evening of the 29th of No- 
vember. 

"While at the front the Regiment had been continuously 
on the move. It is on record in the Regimental reports that 
the Tulsa Company was at all times the one in the most advanced 
positions. This necessitated constant movement. In one period 
of forty-six days the company slept at night — if it had the good 
luck to be able to sleep at all — in forty-one different places, no 
two of which were within ten kilometers of each other. On the 
darkest night, if orders came to move, camp could be struck, 
packs rolled, wagons loaded, teams harnessed and the entire out- 
fit would be on the road under arms within forty minutes of re- 
ceipt of orders. 

"An Engineer Company is allowed four tool wagons, a ration 
wagon, and a water cart and kitchen. Within two weeks after 
arriving at the front the Company was the proud possessor of 
more than a dozen wagons, French, German and American, two 
motor trucks that had been 'salvaged,' and any number of motor- 
cycles. At no time was the Company in need. The boys saw 
to that. 

"On their arrival at Charrey the Company started work in 
a big quarry, getting out material for the repair of French 
roads. That France's roads saved her there is no question. They 
were magnificent for French traffic; but the heavy American 
trucks rapidly destroyed the highways that France had spent 
years in building and it was the business of the American sol- 
dier to repair them. From the day of their arrival at Charrey 
until they started the long wished for journey home, the Com- 
pany was engaged in the work of road repair. 

"False rumors of the homeward trip had been circulated at 
various times, but early in May, 1919, orders came for the Regi- 
ment to return and the boys were a happy lot. On May 12th, 
entrainment was made for Le Mans. This place was reached at 



36 TULSA COUNTY IN THE WORLD WAR 

3:30 a. m. on the 14th. For four days almost every moment 
was taken up with inspections. All surplus property was turned 
in and the Regiment was put in shape for the trip home. At Le 
Mans Fred Kirkpatrick, who had been a sergeant in the Company 
and had attended the training school for officers after arriving 
in France, received his commission as second lieutenant, being 
assigned to "D" Company. 

"On May 19th the Regiment left Le Mans, en route for 
Brest, arriving there at 7 :00 a. m. of the 20th. Here there were 
more inspections until the 23rd, when, at four o'clock in the after- 
noon the organization started across the litle gangplank whose 
farther end reached the United States. It was the moment for 
which all had been waiting. At six o'clock the U. S. S. Great 
Northern steamed out of Brest harbor, carrying the entire Regi- 
ment. 

"The return trip was delightful and was made in record 
time. At nine o'clock on May 30th the vessel docked at Hoboken. 
The units went at once to Camp Mills, where they remained until 
June 8th, when they entrained for Camp Bowie, returning 
through the Southern States. Everywhere they were welcomed 
royally. At 7 :45 p. m. of June 12th the Regiment reached Tulsa. 
Here they were paraded and given a reception that falls but 
seldom to any man. Tulsa was welcoming back her own. At 
midnight the train pulled out of the station. Another parade 
was held the following morning at Oklahoma City, and one at 
Ardmore in the afternoon. On the 14th the last parade was held 
at Dallas. At 7 : 30 p. m. of the same date, the Regiment arrived 
at Camp Bowie after long months of absence. It was raining 
steadily, just as it had done when the Tulsa Company, then 
but 'rookies,' had first seen the camp in the fall of 1917. 

"Some time was needed in which to prepare the final papers 
necessary for discharge of the men, and it was not until the 18th 
that the last formation was held and the men received the slips 
of paper that told them and all the world that they had done 
their duty faithfully and well and were once more private citi- 
zens. 

"When those first men met in the Chamber of Commerce 1 
had the great good fortune to be one of them. I had the 
pleasure of helping to organize the Company, of whipping it into 
shape. I was with it during the long weeks of drill and prepara- 
tion at Camp Bowie ; I sailed with it overseas, and was with it in 
the trying times at the front, and I returned with it and saw 
the day in which the lads from Tulsa once more became private 
citizens, once more turning their minds to thoughts of peace. 

"The World War was a hideous thing; maiming, destroying. 
Yet I think that every man has profited greatly by his experience 



D COMPANY, 111TH ENGINEERS 37 

while under arms. In those days that tried men's souls every 
man gave the best that was in him — every man did his duty. 
They would not be called heroes — they simply did 'their bit.' Yet 
if ever men deserved well of a grateful country, then these men 
did. They have been tried and have not been found wanting; 
they have been proven with fire. 

"Living as I did with these men for nearly three years, I 
have come to value each man as a friend. I learned to appre- 
ciate what splendid men they are. It has been an honor to have 
associated with them; it has been more a pleasure than a duty 
to command. The men and women of any Nation under the sun 
might be proud to call these men brothers." 

Following is the complete roster of Company D, First Okla- 
homa Infantry, at the time of its organization in Tulsa, various 
changes having been made after leaving for the camps and in 
France : 

Captain — V. T. Moon. 

First Lieutenants — F. R. Hughes, Jack Singleton. 

Second Lieutenant — G. T. Granger. 

Enlisted Men — Jack E. Ashenfelder, Robert I. Aston, Elisha 
F. Austin, Wayland M. Babcock, Milton H. Baker, Grover C. 
Baker, Deferne W. Barrette, William J. Beck, Homer M. Benge, 
Albert Bigpond, William C. Black, Glenn W. Black, Wiley W. 
Blankenship, Bryan Blansett, Glenn C. Braucht, George W. 
Brennan, Commodore P. Brewer, Jess Breyer, Robert 0. Brown, 
James F. Brown, Hogan Brundige, Clarence E. Bunnell, John H. 
Bunnell, Charles H. Burns, Edward C. Burns, Charles L. Burton, 
Lloyd C. Carlton, William L. Cash, Elbert C. Cavitt, William H. 
Church, Henry J. Clayton, Norman G. Connely, Derrick B. Cook, 
Homer L. Cross, Clarence P. Dean, Calvin D. Dennis, Robert Don- 
nelly, Haskell P. Downs, Tom J. Duckett, Joe C. Eades, Evans 
Evan, Russell Fait, William A. Faries, William E. Feist, Noel S. 
Fohnestoch, Virgil Ferguson, Glenn J. Fisher, Dale H. Flagg, 
Robert L. Frew, Sylvan N. Goldman, Loyd R. Gordon, Ned 
Hatcher, John L. Hawkins, Orville B. Head, Ralph E. Heaton, 
Guy L. Hendrickson, Earl Henry, Henry L. Herzog, John T. Hil- 
burn, William H. Hinshaw, William S. Hovis, Robert H. Hugden, 
Buford Hughes, Joseph W. Jack, Glenn C. Jeffray, Johnson, 
Irving V. Jones, Joseph W. Jones, Galen B. Joyce, George E. 
Justice, Floyd J. Kelley, Francis S. King, Henry E. Larkin, Har- 
ry LefFler, Laurence Legate, Robert V. Logan, William C. Luck- 
ensmeier, Marion F. McClelland, Howard McCray, Alex McDaniel, 
Chester D. McKeon, Calvin J. McManus, Edward W. Mars, Wil- 
liam B. Meador, Oscar R. Mellin, George A. Mizer, Carroll W. 
Morford, William H. Mullen, Harold E. Murray, Charles A. Nace, 
William M. Neale, William I. Norris, Bruce W. Norris, William T. 



38 TULSA COUNTY IN THE WORLD WAR 

Ogletree, Grady C. Oliver, Anson B. Paige, William S. Pars, Wil- 
liam L. Patterson, Burrough Paul, Charley H. Perkins, Benja- 
min F. Pettus, Robert B. Pougher, Harry L. Phillips, David O. 
Pope, James J. Price, Burley Purnell, Harold N. Redd, Martin 
Riggs, Orr C. Riley, Ford D. Richardson, Hubert L. Roberts, Ross 
I. Roberts, William F. Roberson, James H. Robinson, Earl H. 
Ross, Harry L. Rudd, Fred B. Rupert, Shirley A. Sands, Pete A. 
Sandridge, Harold F. Shannon, Harold Shaver, Lon W. Shackard, 
Charles E. Singleton, Harry H. Singleton, John R. Smedley, Allan 
Smiley, Erie H. Smith, Fred Smith, Frank H. Spurloch, Snooks 
Stafford, Russell D. Stoffle, Edmond G. Suelzer, David A. Sulli- 
van, Don H. Swindler, Avery B. Tennis, Truman L. Thomason, 
Mark A. Thompson, Ora E. Tillison, Grover C. Tisdale, John C. 
Tobin, Leslie M. Turner, Oliver Vanzant, Albert Vanzant, Newell 
A. Vaughn, Virgil W. Veach, Paul F. Watson, Ralph A. Watson, 
Kenneth Watts, John R. Webb, Lentis J. White, Ralph H. Wil- 
liams, George T. Willison, Walter C. Witt, Joel A. Wolfe, Murray 
R. Womble, Everett A. Wood, Millard Worrell. 




ARCH OF WELCOME. 

Tulsa welcomes home Company D, 111th Engineers of the 36th Division, a Tulsa 
unit, on June 12, 1919. Parade passing under the stately Arch of Triumph erected 
on Main Street, between Third and Fourth, at a cost of $3,500 and paid for by 
public subscription. The celebration was under the auspices of the American Legion 
and under the immed ate direction of a committee composed of Lee Daniel, chairman ; 
S. E. Dunn. R. H. Berry, Dr. W. A. Cook and Don Ray. 



Tulsa's Fighting Engineers 

(BY CLARENCE B. DOUGLAS) 

/°AME YE home again to Tulsa 
^-" From the battle fields afar, 
Came ye home again to loved ones 

From the blood stained lands of 
war, 
And our anxious days are over 

As we cheer you through our tears. 
Welcome home again, thrice welcome, 

Tulsa's noble Engineers. 

Came ye home again to Tulsa 

From the scream of shot and shell, 
Where the Kaiser and his minions 

Made the world a blazing hell. 
Where ye held aloft the banner 

Of Columbia's hope and fears, 
Where ye added to its glory 

Tulsa's soldier Engineers. 

Came ye home again our heroes 

From the carnage o'er the sea, 
Bringing back a Nation's homage 

And your flag of victory; 
And we meet ye and we greet ye 

With our swelling heart and cheers. 
May God bless and keep ye always, 

Tulsa's fighting Engineers. 



39 



IV 
358TH INFANTRY, 90TH DIVISION 



"For what you have done this past month I am proud of you. Every 
one in any way connected with you is proud of the bonds that link them to 
you, and above all your home is proud of you, and glory in what you have 
done. Keep on in your stride; the enemy knows and fears you. A few 
more drives and then a touchdown back of the Hindenburg Line." 

THIS was the inspiring message from General J. P. O'Neil 
to troops of the 179th Brigade following a series of gallant 
actions in which Tulsa County boys played a spectacular 
part. It was one of numerous acts of recognition of important 
operations in which the 358th Infantry engaged and which shed 
luster in the record of the now famous 90th Division of Infantry. 
It was for their achievements during the great St. Mihiel drive 
that the Division was authorized by General Pershing to select a 
divisional insignia. 

The gallantry displayed by Tulsa County's selected men is 
one of the high lights in her war history. The 358th Infantry 
comprising men from Tulsa and other counties of eastern Okla- 
homa or the Old Indian Territory, formed an important part of 
the now famous 179th or Oklahoma Brigade, which with the 
180th Brigade comprised the 90th Division, Infantry. 

The first consignment to leave Tulsa for the National Army 
consisted of five drafted men who departed on September 5, 1917, 
followed by eighty others who left on September 20th. Their 
destination was Camp Travis, San Antonio, Texas. A third con- 
tingent of young men which entrained on October $th formed the 
nucleus of the 358th which, on being ordered to Camp Travis, 
had been recruited to full strength. 

Like all National Army organizations, the 358th sent away 
numbers of men to fill up regiments in regular and national 
guard divisions and to form special organizations of army corps 
and S. O. S. troops. Due to special qualifications and emergencies 
which arose, many Tulsa men entered the engineers, field artil- 
lery, ambulance corps, machine gun battalions, wagon trains, 
military police, signal battalions and other units. 

The progress of the Tulsa soldiers thenceforth became a 
component part of the history of the 358th Regiment of the 
179th Brigade and of the 90th Division, although distinctive acts 
on the part of the 358th Regiment brought their deeds of heroism 
nearer home. 

The 90th Division was organized at Camp Travis under com- 

40 



358TH INFANTRY, 90TH DIVISION 41 

mand of Major Henry T. Allen. All of the first men in the Di- 
vision were from Oklahoma and Texas, those from Oklahoma 
being designated as the 179th Brigade while the Texans became 
the 180th. Almost immediately, however, they became known 
as the Oklahoma and Texas brigades, the Division insignia, 
adopted in France, a liason of the T and O, symbolizing the native 
states of the first members of the Division. 

The 358th Regiment came into existence under authority 
granted by War Department Order No. Ill, August 3, 1917, ef- 
fective August 5, 1917, authorizing the organization of the 90th 
Division, which was one of the sixteen divisions of the National 
Army as designated by Tables of Organization 1917. Camp 
Travis was designated as the training camp under General Order 
No. 95. 

Major General Allen later assumed command of the 90th 
Division and Depot Brigade of Camp Travis. Brigadier General 
J. P. O'Neil was given command of the 179th Infantry Brigade 
composed of the 357th and 358th Infantry. 

The 358th was formally organized with Colonel Edwin C. 
Carey in command and Captain Isaac S. Ashburn as regimental 
adjutant on September 5, 1917. 

On their arrival at Camp Travis the Tulsa men wore badges, 
showing the name of their county. With hundreds of other 
stalwart, manly appearing young Americans they were parts of 
trains of twelve to twenty cars which, on reaching the railway 
station in San Antonio, emptied their occupants into large wait- 
ing motor trucks in which the new recruits made their way to 
camp. They were from all walks of life, bankers, merchants, 
lawyers, doctors, clerks, men from the oil fields and mining 
camps, farmers and laborers. The men on arriving were attired 
in everything from palm beach suits and finest tailor-made cloth- 
ing to overalls. But the reception given by the citizenship of 
San Antonio was the same to all as they made their way through 
the streets of the city, past Fort Sam Houston and on to their 
destination. It was almost a counterpart of the farewell which 
they had received at the railroad station upon leaving home. 

On arriving at camp the men unloaded from the trucks, were 
guided to Brigade headquarters and assigned to their regiments. 
Next they proceeded to Regimental headquarters for assignment 
to companies, being grouped, as far as possible, by counties with 
a view to preserving home ties and associations. After being 
shown to their barracks they were issued uniforms and equip- 
ment, were given their first army meal and then subjected to 
physical examination by the regimental surgeon and his staff. 
Inoculation followed for the prevention of disease. 

Incentive in the severe training which followed was afforded 
by the .promise of the selection of the best prospects as non-com- 



42 TULSA COUNTY IN THE WORLD WAR 

missioned officers who would assist in the training of the follow- 
ing contingents of recruits. 

The entire fall and winter was devoted to special training 
and in January, 1918, the Regiment was schooled in preliminary- 
work of the range. 

During March, 1918, approximately nine hundred men of 
the regiment were transferred therefrom for immediate duty 
overseas. As the winter came to a close the work became more 
intensive and the Regiment speedily showed the effect of their 
training. 

Early in April, 1918, the 90th Division, having been reported 
upon favorably by many inspectors from the War Department, 
the work was speeded up for an early departure for France. In 
May the 358th was reinforced by arrivals from Camp Dodge, 
Iowa. On June 9th, the Regiment entrained at Camp Travis en 
route to New York City, and on June 19th entrained at Camp 
Mills, L. I., for the wharves at Hoboken, N. J., where the men 
were assigned to his majesty's transports Canada, Euripides and 
Walter Castle. 

These ships put to sea early in the morning of June 20th, 
being a part of a convoy of twelve ships. On July 2nd the 358th 
disembarked at Liverpool where a signal honor was in store 
for them. All England, for the first time in history, joined the 
American people in the celebration of Independence Day, the 
Fourth of July, and the grace with which the Britishers partici- 
pated in these festivities was remarked by Tulsa troops on 
their return home. 

By special request of the Lord Mayor the 358th was re- 
tained at their rest camp, Knotty Ash, until the Fourth when it 
marched through the streets of Liverpool in honor of the day. 
This was a unique honor tendered the Regiment. It was the first 
time in history that American troops had paraded in an English 
city in commemoration of the victory of the Thirteen Colonies 
and it became one of the red-letter days in the Regiment's calen- 
der. 

The 358th marched to St. George's Hall, lined up in front of 
the building in mass formation. Here they listened to the ad- 
dress of welcome delivered by the Lord Mayor and then passed in 
review in front of St. George's. After the review the Regiment 
marched to the Botanical Gardens where a magnificent reception 
and banquet was tendered to the entire personnel by the City of 
Liverpool and the Cunard Steamship line. 

The set faces of the soldiers as they marched at attention 
led the Englishmen to assume that the visitors were bowed 
down by sorrow, but when the route order was given and their 
faces relaxed, the crowds broke out with cheers and cries of 
"They are smiling, they are smiling." 



358TH INFANTRY, 90TH DIVISION 43 

And the 358th smiled many times thereafter. They smiled 
on going into battle, they smiled on taking post after post ; they 
smiled when acclaimed the best machine gun fighters in the 
179th Brigade. The Germans were admittedly great strategists 
in the location of machine guns. Whether by virture of circum- 
stances or being better shots or of the greater speed of which 
they were capable, men returning from the front declare that 
whenever the 90th ran into machine gun nests in the dangerous 
fighting along the St. Mihiel front, it was always the 179th which 
took the advance; it was the 179th which first reached the ob- 
jective. 

The Regiment sailed from Southampton, England, for Havre, 
France, and on June 10th arrived at Recey-sur-Curce, the train- 
ing area in the province of Cote d'Or. 

After five weeks' training they were declared fit and after a 
three-day march, in which they covered a distance of thirty-eight 
miles, they entrained at Poinson, near Chatillon-sur-Seine on 
x\ugust 20th, reaching Foug and Troussey, France. On the fol- 
lowing night, August 21st, they began their march to the front. 
At this time the 90th Division had been ordered to relieve the 
First Division which held the Saizerais sector along the Moselle 
River near Toul. The sector was nine kilometers in width. The 
front line on the left ran across broken open country just behind 
Fey-en-Haye and on the right ran through the woods of the Bois 
la Pretre. It had been the scene of hard fighting in 1915, and No 
Man's Land was wide and full of old trenches, entanglements and 
obstacles of every sort. The rear areas were heavily wooded and 
filled with all varieties of camps, dug-outs, old gun emplacements 
and every kind of construction which had accumulated during 
three years of trench warfare. The Regiments went into line in 
order from left to right, 357th Infantry (Colonel Hartman), 
358th Infantry (Colonel Leary), 359th Infantry (Colonel Cave- 
naugh), 360th Infantry (Colonel Price.) General O'Neil, com- 
manding the 179th Brigade, had his headquarters at Martin- 
court and General Johnston, commanding the 180th Brigade, was 
at Griscourt. Division headquarters was established at Villers- 
en-Haye. 

When the Division went into line preparations had already 
been made for the St. Mihiel offensive. Artillery of all calibres 
was being moved into the sector every night and it was obvious 
to every one that an operation of some sort was being planned. 
Early in September the plan was revealed. 

The First American Army, which had just been organized 
under the personal command of General Pershing, was to cut off 
the St. Mihiel salient. The general plan was that the 5th Corps 
would attack on the west base of the salient and drive east and 
that the 1st and 4th Corps on the east base of the salient would 



44 TULSA COUNTY IN THE WORLD WAR 

attack north. When the 5th and 4th Corps met they would 
close the neck of the bottle, thus cutting off the salient and the 
German troops left therein. The advance of the 1st and 4th 
Corps was to swing forward like a door, with the hinge of the 
door on the Moselle River. The divisions on the left of the ad- 
vance would push forward the farthest and by conjunction with 
the 5th Corps would cut off the salient. 

The 82nd Division on the extreme right was not to advance 
at all and the 90th Division on its left was given the mission 
of protecting the right flank of the advance and seeing that the 
hinge on which pivoted the whole attack was not broken off. 
This was a delicate and extremely important mission, from the 
fact that with the 82nd Division standing fast, the 90th Division 
on its advance would leave its entire right flank open to the ene- 
my. This movement cost several Tulsa men their lives. 

Jack Cowan was the first Tulsan to die in action, accord- 
ing to survivors of this engagement. He was killed after hav- 
ing successfully carried messages across a greatly exposed sec- 
tor, his position as a runner being one of the most dangerous 
posts in the army. 

The front of the 90th Division was narrowed down for the 
attack by three kilometers which was taken over by the 5th 
Division. A terrific artillery preparation opened at one o'clock on 
the morning of September 12th. At five o'clock the infantry went 
over the top under a rolling barrage. By two o'clock in the after- 
noon all objectives had been reached and the enemy completely 
disorganized despite the extremely difficult country over which 
the advance had been made. 

The 90th Division had advanced under what has been con- 
sidered the greatest barrage ever laid down in war. Within 
five hours from the time the Americans left their trenches and 
started their advance, positions were taken which French author- 
ities had declared would require at least three months to cap- 
ture, if they could be taken at all. In this offensive the 358th 
Infantry, of which the Tulsa contingent was a part, stepped to 
the front taking their share of the work in a most commendable 
manner. 

On the following day the 179th Brigade cleaned out the Ven- 
cheres woods and advanced their line to the vicinity of St. Marie 
Farm. 

On September 14th the 179th Brigade pushed forward on 
the left into the Bois des Rappes to the vicinity of La Souleuvre 
Farm while the 180th Brigade captured Villers-sous-Peeny and 
established a foothold on the heights. 

On September 15th the advance continued. Vandierres was 
taken, the Bois de Villers and the Bois des Rappes were cleaned 
up and the line established along the Huit Chemins road. 



358TH INFANTRY, 90TH DIVISION 45 

On the 16th the front line was pushed forward to the edge 
of the woods in front of Preny, where it remained until the Di- 
vision was relieved in October. 

The action of the victorious Oklahomans, among whom were 
many Tulsans, was both a surprise and a puzzle to the astounded 
Germans. What reasonably might have been assumed to be 
an objective was reached by the Sooners. Here their foe con- 
cluded they must stop; they should do so, they reasoned, by all 
known rules of warfare. But that was only a beginning. At 
the objectives they merely hesitated, then resumed their ad- 
vance. 

While the 90th was carrying all objectives, the rest of the 
First Army was equally successful. Within twenty-four hours 
after the attack was initiated Divisons from the 4th and 5th 
Corps had met at Vignuelles in the rear of the salient and the 
whole German position, which had been held since 1914, was 
cut off. 

During the first operation of the American Army over 14,000 
prisoners, a great amount of artillery and vast stores of all kinds 
were captured. The 90th's contribution to this was, in prisoners, 
14 officers and 650 men and 8 pieces of artillery, 24 heavy trench 
mortars and a large number of rifles, machine guns and mis- 
cellaneous weapons. The Division's casualties were 39 officers 
and 886 men. 

This was the beginning of an intense campaign in which 
the Oklahoma Brigade fought until exhausted. It was so badly 
crippled with casualties that after eight days in line it was 
withdrawn into division reserve. 

Shortly after the St. Mihiel offensive was ended the 90th's 
sector was extended to the Moselle River and also four miles 
to the west, due to the withdrawal of other divisions. During 
the last week that the Division was in line it was holding a front 
of approximately twelve kilometers. The four regiments con- 
tinued to hold the line in the same order as before. 

During all this period enemy artillery activity was intense. 
The front and support lines were almost constantly bombarded 
with high explosives and gas shells. Much of the fire came from 
the flank and from places in the rear of their own line. While 
there was no considerable enemy infantry activity during this 
period, casualties were heavy from artillery. Patrolling was 
active and daring. Scarcely a day passed that one of the regi- 
ments did not bring in prisoners. 

On September 26th the First American Army west of the 
Meuse commenced the last great battle of the war and the Di- 
visions between the Meuse and the Moselle assisted that operation 
by carrying out local operations to give the impression that the 
great attack extended along the entire front. Both infantry 



46 TULSA COUNTY IN THE WORLD WAR 

brigades took part in the operation which was planned as a deep 
raid on the enemy positions. The raid was proceeded by a six- 
hour artillery preparation as was the big attack west of the 
Meuse, and the infantry jumped off at the same hour as the 
troops making the real attack. The first battalion of the 358th 
Infantry was selected for a part in this movement. 

It was while leading one of these raids that Sergt. Joseph 
C. Carson, a member of Company C, lost his life. As a tribute to 
his memory the Tulsa unit of the American Legion was named 
Joe Carson Post. 

Statements of prisoners and evidence discovered since the 
armistice proved that the Division successfully accomplished its 
mission and that the enemy believed, well into the morning of 
the 26th, that a great attack was being made on their front. 
This success was attained, however, only with heavy casualties, 
as both the Oklahoma and Texas raiding parties were caught in 
an intense artillery bombartment and heavy machine gun fire 
from concrete emplacements all along the Hindenburg line. 

Nearly all the ground which had been gained by the enemy 
in the Marne salient in the great offensive of March, April and 
May, 1918, had now been recovered. It became evident that the 
enemy was planning, if not already executing, a general retreat 
with the Meuse as his pivot and that if the Allied armies could 
continue their offensive and particularly if they could break the 
enemy's pivot on the Meuse, a decision might be reached. 

With this in view the great attack of September 26th, 
which developed into the battle of the Meuse-Argonne, was 
planned and the First American Army was given the honor po- 
sition on the Meuse with the all-important task of breaking the 
pivot of the enemy's retreat. The first attack met with success 
on the entire front line of the American Army, the operations 
of the 90th having already been described. The advance was 
rapid. Then as divisions became exhausted, communications 
and supply became extremely difficult and the enemy threw in 
great numbers of reserve divisions, the advance slowed down and 
the first stage of the battle was concluded. During the second 
stage there was continual fighting along the line, but no con- 
certed attack was launched by the entire army. This line was 
straightened out and positions reached from which a second great 
attack could be launched. 

It was in the capture of Bantheville that the Eastern Okla- 
homa Regiment achieved glory which culminated in the entire 
Division being highly complimented by the army and corps com- 
manders. 

The 90th Division went into line near the end of this second 
period. The 179th Brigade relieved the 10th Brigade of the 5th 
Division on the night of the 21st and 22nd of October. The 180th 




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Observation was made from a dark room by means of periscope. American troops 
coming up road from the direction of Nantillois. 

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dam the waterways and hinder the advance of the 90th Division at Stenay, 
France. 



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September 12, 1918. View of wire entanglements through which 90 Division made 
its way. 

Below — Section of flooded area which Tulsa's selected men of the 90th Division 

fought across. 



358TH INFANTRY, 90TH DIVISION 47 

Brigade was held in division reserve. The 3rd Division was on 
the right and the 89th Division on the left. At this time the 
front line ran from just north of Romagne and Cunel around 
the northwestern edge of the Bois des Rappes. The 89th Division 
had pushed forward and occupied the Bois de Bantheville on the 
left so that the line of the 90th Division formed a pocket a little 
over two kilometers in depth in the front of the Corps. In this 
pocket were the villages of Bantheville and Bourrut. The first 
mission of the Division was to straighten out the line. The 357th 
Infantry attacked at 3 o'clock on the afternoon of October 23rd, 
captured Bantheville and the high ground north and northwest 
of that town and established a line from the northeast corner 
of the Bois des Rappes over the high ground north of Bourrut to 
the northeastern corner of the Bois de Bantheville, where the 
line joins with the 89th Division. The 358th Infantry, in the 
Bois des Rappes, at the same time extended its left to connect 
with the 357th Infantry, crossed the Andon brook and established 
a line from a point about 500 meters southwest of Aincreville, 
along the Aincreville-Bantheville road, to the line held by the 
357th Infantry. This extremely successful operation upon which 
the Division was highly complimented by the army and corps 
commanders, resulted in giving the Division an excellent position 
from which it could jump off in case of a great attack. This ad- 
vanced position was held until November 1st, despite many 
counter attacks and intense shelling. It was at this juncture that 
the 179th Division, owing to extremely heavy losses, was with- 
drawn from the front. 

On the 9th of November the 179th Brigade, having been 
brought up from the reserve division, crossed the Meuse at 
Sassey, and by all night marching occupied Mouzay on the right 
bank of the river. The next day the 358th Infantry captured 
Blanc Fontaine, and after desperate fighting secured a foothold 
in Stenay. At the same time the 357th Infantry on the right 
had advanced over rolling country, swept by machine gun and 
artillery fire, and reached the heights overlooking Baalon and, 
later, occupied the town. On this day the enemy threw into line 
against the 90th his last reserve division on the Western Front. 

The 89th Division on our left had, in the meantime, forced 
a crossing of the river at Pouilly and was ordered to send troops 
to protect the left flank of the 90th Division north of Stenay. 
When these troops were in position, it was planned to pass the 
180th Brigade again through the lines of the 179th Brigade and 
to continue the attack in the direction of Montmedy. 

Early in the morning of November 11th, word was received 
that the greatest battle in which American Troops had ever 
been engaged was ended by Germany's acceptance of the Allied 
terms and that hostilities would cease at 11 o'clock. Before that 



48 TULSA COUNTY IN THE WORLD WAR 

hour patrols from the 358th Infantry forced their way to Stenay 
and completely occupied the town, the enemy having evacuated 
after the desperate fighting of the previous day. 

From the armistice until the Division started its march into 
Germany, the only activity was patrolling along the old front 
line to collect returned prisoners of war and civilians and to 
locate and guard abandoned and surrendered material of war. 

Shortly after the conclusion of the armistice Major General 
Henry T. Allen left the Division to take command of the 8th 
Corps. Command passed to Brigadier General J. P. O'Neil, who 
continued to command during the march into Germany and until 
December 30th, when Major General C. H. Martin assumed 
command. 

On the 23rd of November the 90th Division, having been 
designated as one of the nine divisions of the Army of Occupa- 
tion (of which only one other, the 89th, was a National Army 
division), moved forward toward Montmedy. The Division 
marched from Stenay across Luxembourg to Rhenish Prussia, 
where, as a part of the 7th Corps, it shortly before Christmas 
settled into winter quarters along the Moselle river in the vicin- 
ity of Berncastel, Germany, occupying the Kreisses of Daun, 
Wittlich and Berncastel. Here it was joined by the 165th Field 
Artillery Brigades. 

The average advance made by the Division in the St. Mihiel 
operations was six kilometers, in the Meuse-Argonne 22 kilo- 
meters. The Division was under fire from August 20th to Novem- 
ber 11th with the exception of seven days occupied in changing 
sectors, seventy-five days without relief. During this time it 
went over the top in two major offensives and seven minor opera- 
tions, and was still advancing when halted by the armistice. 

The Division captured 42 pieces of artillery, 36 trench mor- 
tars, 294 machine guns, 903 rifles and immense quantities of am- 
munition and stores. It took as prisoners 32 officers and 1844 
men. Casualties amounted to 37 officers and 1042 men killed; 
62 officers and 1257 men slightly wounded; 81 officers and 2094 
men were gassed. Of the gassed there were 17 deaths and 1204 
men were evacuated. Exact figures are not yet attainable as to 
the missing. 

The twenty-second division to reach France, it stands tenth 
in amount of ammunition captured, thirteenth in number of 
machine guns captured and fourteenth in both prisoners cap- 
tured and total advance. 

The Division received five official commendations for its in- 
dividual work in the St. Mihiel and Meuse-Argonne operations. 
The 90th won its place in the Army of Occupation by never fail- 
ing to accomplish a mission and by never giving up a foot of 
ground to the enemy. 



V 
TULSA MEN HIGH IN MILITARY SERVICE 



COLONEL PATRICK J. HURLEY 

Cited twice for gallantry in action and refusing a com- 
mission as lieutenant-colonel in the regular army, Colonel Pat- 
rick J. Hurley left the service after being mustered out with the 
80th Blue Ridge Division on June 5th, 1919. 

Resigning as national attorney for the Choctaw Nation 
to enter the army, Hurley organized "D" Company, 111th En- 
gineers at Tulsa. He entered the army as captain, was pro- 
moted to the rank of major and was assigned to duty as as- 
sistant to the Judge Advocate General in Washington, D. C. 
Major Hurley refused promotion in this office for an oppor- 
tunity to go to France. He was assigned to the staff of the 
Chief of Artillery of the First Army and served on that staff 
at different times as acting adjutant general, acting inspector 
general and judge advocate. 

Major Hurley participated in the Aisne-Marne and Chateau- 
Thierry offensives and later in the St. Mihiel drive and the 
Argonne-Meuse offensives, where he won his promotion to a 
lieutenant-colonelcy at the hands of General Pershing. 

While serving with the 76th Regiment, Field Artillery, dur- 
ing the battles of the Argonne campaign, Colonel Hurley was 
twice cited for gallantry in action by General Pershing. 

After the signing of the Armistice Colonel Hurley was 
Judge Advocate of the Sixth Army Corps occupying the Duchy 
of Luxembourg. 

Colonel Hurley's citations read as follows : 

By General Pershing : Lieutenant Colonel Patrick J. Hurley, 
J. A., attached to the 76th F. A. For distinguished and excep- 
tional gallantry at Forest de Woevre on November 10, 1918. 
in the operation of the American Expeditionary Forces. In tes- 
timony whereof, and as an expression of appreciation of his 
valor, I award him this citation. 

By Major General Cronkhite, headquarters Eightieth Di- 
vision A. E. F. : Pursuant to orders contained in General Orders 
75, c. s. G. H. Q., American E. F., the following named officers 
now of these headquarters are authorized to wear the Service 
Ribbon (representative of the War Service Medal) known as 
"The Victory Medal," pending the issue of Victory Medals, having 
served on active duty at some time between April 6th, 1917, and 
November 11, 1918, in th United States Army, and are further 
authorized to wear (3) bronze stars (representative of Battle 

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50 TULSA COUNTY IN THE WORLD WAR 

Clasps) having actually participated, under orders, in the follow- 
ing engagements as indicated; LIEUTENANT COLONEL 
PATRICK J. HURLEY— Aisne-Marne offensive, with First 
Army Artillery ; St. Mihiel offensive — with First Army Artillery ; 
Meuse-Argonne offensive, with First Army Artillery. 



MAJOR CHARLES FOWLER HOPKINS 

One of the marvels of the World War was the lightning 
rapidity with which the transportation problems attending the 
movements of American troops and supplies were solved. Tulsa 
had the honor of furnishing to the army a man who played a 
prominent part in this accomplishment. 

Major Charles Fowler Hopkins, vice-president and general 
manager of the Pan-American Refining Company, and vice- 
president of the Union National Bank, met the responsibilities 
which were thrust upon him as commanding officer in charge of 
an important part of this construction. 

By reason of the extreme need of transportation for men 
in France, his desire to do his bit and his eighteen years' prev- 
ious railroad experience, Hopkins applied at Washington for a 
commission. On July 16th, 1918, he was commissioned a major 
in engineers and on July 31st, 1918, sailed from Hoboken, N. J., 
on the British ship "Orduna," under orders to take command 
of the 62nd Regiment of Engineers. 

Major Hopkins' first assignment to duty was at Chateau- 
roux-Indre as superintendent of transportation service, where 
he established and organized the American Transportation serv- 
ice. Later he moved his headquarters to Montierchaume and 
organized the large American terminal which, as a supply depot, 
was capable of supplying an army of 1,000,000 men. The prin- 
cipal points covered in addition to the above two were Issondon, 
Bourges and Vierzon. 

On December 6, 1918, Major Hopkins was assigned at Peri- 
groux as assistant general superintendent of what was then 
known as the 17th Grand Division, extending from the port of 
Bordeaux through St. Suplice, Izon, Perigenoux, Limoges and 
through points already mentioned. 

In this capacity Major Hopkins had entire charge and su- 
pervision of all American trains and personnel, giving special 
attention to the movement of troop trains. He also had super- 
vision over all railway transportation offices, better known as 
R205, in Southwestern France, which included many leave and 
hospital areas. 

After the first two months in France Major Hopkins was 
transferred from the Engineers to the new Transportation 
Corps. His duties then consisted almost entirely of looking 




LIEUT.-COL. PATRICK J. HURLEY— Entered army in World War as Captain and 
left as Colonel, assistant to Judge Advocate General, served in France, twice cited 
for gallantry in action, once by General Pershing. Later held post of Judge Advocate 
of 6th Army Corps, occupying Luxembourg. Awarded War Service Medal. 

MAJOR CHARLES F. HOPKINS— Established American Transportation Service at 
Chateauroux-Indre ; as Assistant General Superintendent of 17th Grand Division 
at Perigroux, had entire charge of American trains and personnel. 

MAJOR ALVA J. NILES— Private in Spanish-American War, Captain of Company C, 
First Oklahoma Infantry ; served on Mexican border, Inspector General 7th Division 
A. E. F. in France, participating in several engagements. 




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Above — Tulsa County men of Companies F, G and H, 358th Infantry, coming' 
out of the hills north of Vileey-sur-Trey, September 15, 1918. 

Below — Berneastel, Germany, on the Moselle River, 90th Division Headquarters, 
Army of Occupation. 



TULSA MEN HIGH IN MILITARY SERVICE 51 

after the movement of troops by rail and particularly to the 
quick movement of hospital trains, of supplies of every nature 
required by an army. As American trains, handled by their 
own engines and crews, moved over the French railroads from 
one American camp to another, much diplomacy was necessary 
in order to work harmoniously with the French. 

In the positions to which he was assigned, Major Hopkins 
was charged with the responsibility of sanitary conditions in 
the camp, strict military discipline and railway efficiency. A 
regiment of transportation troops was handled exactly as a 
regiment of infantry at the front. He did all of his traveling 
by automobile, covering some 15,000 miles in that manner. 
Leaving Port Bordeaux, France, on March 9th, 1919, Major 
Hopkins landed at Hoboken, N. J., March 23rd, and received his 
honorable discharge on March 26th, 1919. 



MAJOR ALVA J. NILES. 

Major Alva J. Niles, president of the Security State Bank 
of Tulsa, rose during the World War to the rank of inspector 
general of the Seventh Division of the American Expeditionary 
Forces in France. He participated in engagements in the Toul 
Sector, also in defensive operations in the Toul Sector and of- 
fensive operations in the Meuse-Argonne engagement. 

Major Niles had previously seen service in two wars. At 
the age of sixteen he was a private in the 21st Kansas Volunteer 
Infantry in the Spanish-American War in 1898. From June, 
1916, to March, 1917, he was captain in command of Company 
C of the First Oklahoma Infantry, which company he organized 
in Tulsa and which saw service on the Mexican border. 

At the outbreak of the World War he recruited Company 
C, First Oklahoma Infantry, to full strength and later was pro- 
moted to the rank of major. In 1918-19 Major Niles saw service 
in France. He was formerly adjutant general of the Territory 
of Oklahoma and held every rank from private to brigadier gen- 
eral in the Oklahoma National Guard, extending over a period of 
seventeen years. In 1906-1907 Captain Niles was a member of 
the advisory committee to the Secretary of War. 



Tulsa County's Fallen Heroes 



Duncan Ross McDonell 
James Dewaine Avery, Tulsa 
Shelton Beaty, Tulsa 
George M. Burnsides, Tulsa 
Joseph Levi Bahr, Tulsa 
Charles S. Bennett, Tulsa 
Minor Lee Bower, Tulsa 
Thomas C. Crook, Tulsa 
Eugene R. Cease, Tulsa 
Joseph C. Carson, Tulsa 
Jack Millard Cowan, Tulsa 
Calvin Clarence Clow, Tulsa 
Champion Carson, Tulsa 
Thomas L. Crawford, Tulsa 

Davis, Tulsa 

Reid Phillips Estill, Tulsa 
William Frank Eakin, Tulsa 
Louis Earl Eberhart, Tulsa 
Leonard J. Freymouth, Tulsa 
John Thornton Ferrell, Tulsa 
Emmett Graves, Tulsa 
John Joseph Fall, Tulsa 
Alexander Ford, Tulsa 
Lee C. Gillespie, Tulsa 
Harry J. Gwynne, Tulsa 
Leon W. Gordon, Tulsa 
Claude William Haworth, Tulsa 
Ralph E. Heaton, Tulsa 
Leroy S. Homsher, Tulsa 
Wilbur R. Jay, Jr., Tulsa 
Lemuel L. Jennings, Tulsa 
William Oliver Kelly, Tulsa 
Ben Korte, Tulsa 
James R. Leonard, Tulsa 
George W. Morton, Tulsa 
Eugene J. Mangan, Tulsa 
Donald McLean, Tulsa 
Wallace J. Moore, Tulsa 
Roger F. Folsom, Tulsa 
Eugene G. Merrigan, Tulsa 
Fred J. Perryman, Tulsa 
John J. Powell, Tulsa 
Alfred Patrick, Tulsa 



George H. Rose, Tulsa 
Samuel James Richardson, Tulsa 
Roy Willis Stepp, Tulsa 
Jeff T. Tucker, Tulsa 
Cleo. L. Vandervoort, Tulsa. 
James O. Williams, Tulsa 
Orni B. Widman, Tulsa 
Madison C. Warner, Tulsa 
William Watterson Yeager, Tulsa 
Osias L. Clark, Sand Springs 
Merle C. Cooper, Sand Springs 
Fred Burrell Graves, Sand Springs 
Raymond Greer, Sand Springs 
Meek Green, Sand Springs 
Earl Green, Sand Springs 
William McKeown, Sand Springs 
John C. Marlar, Sand Springs 
Guy Erwan Price, Sand Springs 
Samuel A. Pidcock, Sand Springs 
Martin E. Rhodes, Sand Springs 
James Ira Speir, Sand Springs 
Clyde A. Stone, Sand Springs 
Wesley Grube, Broken Arrow 
Thomas Emmett Hunter, Broken 

Arrow 
Alonzo Casey, Broken Arrow 
William Wiseman Smith, Broken 

Arrow 
James Kersey, Broken Arrow 
Homer Reed, Broken Arrow 
Chester Gallentine, Skiatook 
Enoch Stone, Skiatook 
W. G. Sprague, Mounds 
John Elmer Martin, Mounds 
Luther Meadows, Red Fork 
Harvey E. Crosby, Bixby 
James S. Nash, Dawson 
Oscar W. Hardin, Elaine 
Ivan C. Brown, Leonard 
George L. Thayer, Leonard 
Calvin Silas Sanborn, Owasso 
Wilbur Bennett, Sperry 
Malachi Kelly (colored), Tulsa 



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Tulsa County's Fallen Heroes 



AUTOCRACY 

"HIS MAJESTY, the kaiser, hears that 
you have sacrificed nine sons in defense of 
the Fatherland in the present war. His 
Majesty is immensely gratified at the fact, 
and in recognition is pleased to send you his 
photograph, with frame and autograph sig- 
nature." 

DEMOCRACY 

"DEAR MADAM — I have been shown in 
the files of the War Department a statement 
of the Adjutant-General of Massachusetts 
that you are the mother of five sons who 
have died gloriously on the field of battle. 
I feel how weak and fruitless must be any 
words of mine which should attempt to be- 
guile you from the grief of a loss so over- 
whelming. But I cannot refrain from ten- 
dering to you the consolation that may be 
found in the thanks of the Republic they 
died to save. I pray that our Heavenly 
Father may assuage the anguish of your be- 
reavement and leave you only the cherished 
memory of the loved and lost, and the solemn 
pride that must be yours to have laid so 
costly a sacrifice upon the altar of freedom." 

—A. LINCOLN. 




JOSEPH C. CARSON— Age 22, accountant, 
Tulsa, Company D, 358th Infantry, 90th 
Division. Killed in action in Argonne 
Forest, September 26, 1918. Tulsa County 
Post of American Legion (Joe Carson 
Post) named in commemoration. Next of 
kin mother, Mrs. Mary E. Carson, Tulsa, 
Okla. 

JACK MILLARD COWAN— Age 25, sales- 
man, Tulsa, M. G. Company, 358th In- 
fantry, 90th Division. Killed in action in 
Argonne Forest, September 12, 1918. 
Awarded Distinguished Service Cross for 
heroism in St. Mihiel drive. Next of kin, 
sister, Miss Billie Cowan, Tulsa, Okla. 



GUY E. PRICE— Age 22, farmer, Sand 
Springs, Company D, 144th Infantry, 36th 
Division. Killed in action in France, 
October 16, 1918. Posthumously awarded 
Croix de Guerre with citation for act of 
bravery on October 8, 1918. Next of kin, 
parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Price, Sand 
Springs, Okla. 

REID PHILLIPS ESTILL— Age 25, clerk, 
Tulsa, Company F, 357th Infantry, 90th 
Division. Killed in action in St. Mihiel 
drive. Cited for bravery. Next of kin, 
mother, Mrs. S. R. Estill, Tulsa, Okla. 




HARRY J. GWYNNE— Age 32, oil man, 
Tulsa, Captain in 33rd Aero Squadron. 
Killed in a n accident at Chateaurnux. 
France, June 9, 1918. Next of kin, parents 
Mi-, and Mrs. L. D. Gwynne, Tulsa, Okla. 
DUNCAN R. MACDONELL— Age 27, con- 
tractor, Tulsa, Captain in 27th Coast Ar- 
tillery Corps. Died of illness at Ft. Stevens, 
Ore., October 16, 1918. Next of kin, father, 
A. T. MacDonell, Lima, 0. 



JAMES R. KERSEY— Age 24, laborer. Bro- 
ken Arrow, Company. M, 358th Infantry. 
90th Division. Killed in action in France. 
September 23, 1918. Next of kin, mother, 
Mrs. Ella Kersey, Broken Arrow, Okla. 
RALPH E. HEATON— Age 20, mechanic, 
Tulsa, Company L, 144th Infantry, 36th 
Division. Killed in action in the Cham- 
pagne drive, October 13. 1918. Next of kin, 
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Alva Heaton, Tulsa, 
Okla. 




JOHN J. POWELL— Age 27, salesman, 
Tulsa, Company 13, 1st Casual Division. 
Died of pneumonia at Camp Logan, Col., 
October 1, 1918. Next of kin, brother, 
C. C. Powell, Tulsa, Okla. 

FRED E. PERRYMAN— Age 21, laborer, 
Tulsa, Battery B, 120th Field Artillery! 
Died in France, October 17, 1918, from 
wounds received in action. Next of kin, 
mother, Mrs. G. W. Perryman, Tulsa, Okla. 



MARTIN E. RHODES— Age 23. machinist, 
Sand Springs, Company B, 134th Infan- 
try. Died of influenza at Camp Dix, N. J., 
September 24, 1918. Next of kin, wife, 
Mrs. Helen Rhodes, Sand Springs, Okla. 

JAMES D. AVERY— Age 19, student, 
Tulsa, Company C, S. A. T. C, Norman. 
Died of illness, December 9, 1918. Next 
of kin, parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. D. 
Avery, Tulsa, Okla. 




CHESTER GALENTINE— Age 18, laborer, 
Skiatook, fireman on U. S. S. Ticonde- 
roga. Went down with the torpedoed 
Ticonderoga, September 30, 1918. Next 
of kin. father, John W. Galentine, Skiatook, 
Okla. 

GEORGE W. MORTON— Age 17, student, 
Tulsa, Casual Company No. 4, Depot 
Brigade. Died of illness at LeMans, De- 
cember 11, 1918. Next of kin, sister, Miss 
Edna Morton, Tulsa, Okla. 



LEONARD FREYMOUTH— Age 28, laborer, 
Tulsa, Company D, 358th Infantry, 90th 
Division. Killed in action in Argonne 
Forest, November 10, 1918. Next of kin, 
brother, P. E. Freymouth, Tulsa, Okla. 

WILBURN R. JAY, JR.— Age 30, printer, 
Tulsa, Company C, 142d Infantry, 36th 
Division. Died of wounds received in the 
Argonne Forest, October 9, 1918. Recom- 
mended for Distinguished Service Cross. 
Next of kin, wife, Mrs. Blanche Jay, Cache, 
Okla. 




LEE C. GILLESPIE— Age 22, mechanic, 
Tulsa, Aero Squadron C, Camp Talifierro, 
Fort Worth, Tex. Killed in an accident, 
September 6, 1918. Next of kin, parents, 
Mr. and Mrs. Jesse I. Gillespie, Tulsa, Okla. 

THOMAS E. HUNTER— Age 21, mechanic, 
Broken Arrow, Company B, 7th Infantry, 
5th Division. Died from wounds received 
in action on French front. October 13, 1918. 
Next of kin, mother. Mrs. Minnie M. Hunt- 
er, Broken Arrow, Okla. 



DONALD McLEAN— Age 22, student, 
Tulsa, Company 13, Coast Artillery. Died 
of pneumonia, in Tulsa, April 19, 1917. 
Next of kin, parents, Mr. and Mrs. John 
McLean, Tulsa, Okla. 

GEOLGE H. ROSE— Age 26. office man. 
Tulsa, Headquarters Company No. 2, Base 
Hospital Division. Died of pneumonia, 
Camp Greenleaf, Chickamauga Park, Ga. 
Next of kin, mother, Mrs. Grace Rose 
Tulsa. 




CLAUDE W. HAWORTH— Age 21, oil 
chemist, Tulsa, boatswain's mate on U. 
S S Dymer. Died at Naval Hospital, 
Brooklyn, N. Y., January 30, 1919. Next 
of kin, parents, Mr. and Mrs. Owen Ha- 
worth, Turley, Okla. 

SHELTON BEATY— Age 22, brakeman, 
Tulsa, Company F, 2d Engineers. Killed 
in action at Lucy de Borage, France, June 
2, 1918. Next of kin, mother, Mrs. Re- 
becca Beaty, Devol, Okla. 



CALVIN S. SANBORN— Age 29, laborer, 
Owasso, Battery B, Field Artillery, 36th 

Division. Died at sea of pneumonia, August 

14, 1918. Next of kin, mother, Mrs. L. A. 

Sanborn, Owasso, Okla. 

WILLIAM W. YEAGER— Age 32, grocer, 
Tulsa, Company K, 167th Infantry, 42d 

Division. Killed in action, Somaine, France, 

July 15, 1918. Next of kin, father, J. A. 

Yeager, Tulsa, Okla. 




MINOR L. BOWER— Age 24, salesman, 
Tulsa, Company I. 3d Repl. Bn. Died 
at Camp McArthur, Tex., of influenza. 
Next of kin, mother, Mrs. Orpha M. 
Bower, Tipton, Ind. 

JOHN T. FERRELL— Age 23, mining en- 
gineer, Tulsa, Company E, 6th Engineers. 
Died October 22, 1918, from wounds re- 
ceived in the Meuse-Argonne drive. Cited 
,for bravery in this drive. Next of kin, 
mother, Mrs. M. C. Ferrell, Tulsa, Okla. 



JOHN ELMER MARTIN— Age 22, teacher, 
Mounds, Medical Department, No. 8 
Evacuation Hospital. Died in France, De- 
cember 12, 1918, of illness. Next of kin, 
father, W. R. Martin, Mounds, Okla. 

CALVIN C. CLOW— Age 28, laborer, Daw- 
son, Company, 165th Depot Brigade. 
Killed in France, November 4, 1918. Next 
of kin, mother, Mrs. Lydia Clow, Dawson, 
Okla. 




THOMAS C. CROOK- Age 34, driller, 
Tulsa, Company M, 140th Infantry. Died 
in France, October 3, 1918, of illness. Next 
of kin, mother, Mrs. Josephine Wilson, 
Tulsa, Okla. 

JOSEPH LEVI BAHR— Age 24, laborer, 
Tulsa, Company G, 357th Infantry, 90th 
Division. Died in France, 1918, of wounds 
received in action. Next of kin, mother, 
Mrs. Nannie Bahr, Nelogany, Okla. 



EUGENE G. MERRIGAN— Age 25, teleg- 
rapher, Tulsa, Company A, 312th Field 
Signal Bn. Died at St. Nazaire, France, 
February 23, 1919, of influenza. Next of 
kin, mother, address unknown. 

WILLIAM W. SMITH— Age 28, student, 
Warner, 19th Sanitary Train. Died at 
Camp Dodge, Iowa, October 11, 1918, of 
pneumonia. Next of kin, father, W. T. 
Smith, Broken Arrow, Okla. 




JOHN JOSEPH FALL 



JAMUEL J. RICHARDSON 




JOHN JOSEPH FALL— Age 25. driller, 
Tulsa, Company E, 356th Infantry, 39t.i 
Division. Killed in action in the Argonne 
Forest, November 11, 1918. Next of kin. 
mother, Mrs. Mary E. Fall, Tulsa, Okla. 

WILLIAM FRANK EAKIN— Age 21, clerk, 
Tulsa, Company S, 2d Division. Died at 
Great Lakes Training Station, Chicago, 
October 3, 1918, of influenza. Next of kin, 
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Eakin, Tulsa, 
Okla. 



SAMUEL J. RICHARDSON— Age 30, 
clerk, Tulsa, Company H, 357th Infantry, 
90th Division. Died in France, October 30, 
1918. Next of kin, wife, Mrs. Frances 
Richardson, Sioux City, la. 

ROY WILLIS STEPP— Age 21, laborer, 
Jenks, 612th Aero Squadron. Died at 
Wilbur Wright Aviation Field, Fairfield, 
O., October 26, 1918, of illness. Next of 
kin, mother, Mrs. Mary Emma Stepp, 
Tulsa, Okla. 




OSIAS L. CLARK— Age 26, laborer. Sand 
Springs, Company K, 358th Infantry, 90th 
Division. Killed in St. Mihiel drive, Sep- 
tember 12. 1918. Next of kin, wife, Mrs. 
Nora Clark, Sand Springs, Okla. 

MERLE C. COOPER— Age 21, painter, 
Sand Springs, Company 1, 6th Infantry. 
Killed in St. Mihiel drive, September 12, 
1918. Next of kin, Mr. and Mrs. William 
H. Cooper, Sand Springs, Okla. 



ORNI B. WIDMAN— Age 29, draftsman, 
Tulsa, 472d Engineers. Died of influenza 
at Ft. Bayard, N. M., October 15, 1918. 
Next of kin, wife, Mrs. Elsie F. Widman, 
Springfield, Mo. 

LEON W. GORDON— Age 27, driller, Tulsa, 
Company D, 12th M. G. Bn., 8th Brigade. 
Killed at Chateau Thierry, July 18, 1918. 
Next of kin, parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. W. 
Gordon, Tulsa, Okla. 




HARVEY E. CROSBY Age 20, laborer. 
Bixby, Company B. 358th Infantry. 90th 
Division. Killed in action near Vilcey. 
France, September 15, UI18. Next of kin, 
mother, Mrs. Anna E. Johnston, Bixby, 
Okla. 

LEWIS EARL EBERHART Age 26. la- 
borer, Tulsa, Company L, 358th Infantry. 
90th Division. Died from wounds received 
in St. Mihiel drive. September 22, 1918. 
Next of kin. mother. Mrs. Margaret Eber- 
hart, Tulsa. Okla. 



WILLIAM OLIVER KELLY— Age 38. la- 
borer, Tul;a, Company C, 142d Infantry, 
36th Division. Spanish War veteran. Died 
in France, November 10, 1918, from wounds 
received in action. Next of kin, father. 
John Kelly, Barnett, Mo. 

W. S. SPRAGUE— Age 41, driller, Mounds, 
Company B, 323d Field Signal Bn. Died 
of illness at Brest, France, October 19, 
1918. Next of kin, sister, Mrs. Alex 
Weber, New Orleans, La. 




EMMETT GRAVES— Ape 27. smelter work- 
er, Tulsa, 4th Supply Train, A. E. F. 
Died of pneumonia at Bad Bevtrich, Ger- 
many, February 1, 1919. Next of kin, 
father, J. D. Graves, Altoona, Kan. 

SAMUEL A. PIDCOCK— Age 25, smelter 
worker, Sand Springs, Company B, 142d 
Infantry, 36th D 'vision. Died in hospital 
at St. Etienne, France, October 11, 1918. 
from wounds received in action. Awarded 
Croix de Guerre. Next of kin. mother, Mrs. 
Allie Burk, Sand Springs, Okla. 



FRED B. GRAVES— Age 23. engineer, 
Tulsa, Medical Corps. Died in France, 
September 10, 1918, of pneumonia. Next 
of kin, wife, Mrs. Merle Graves, Burling- 
ton, Kan. 

CHAMPION CARSON— Age 23, civil en- 
gineer, Tulsa, Company F, 7th Engineers, 
5th Division. Killed in the Meuse-Argonne 
campaign whHe giving first aid to a 
wounded comrade. Next of kin, parents, 
Mr. ar.d Mrs. Usher Carson, Miami, Okla. 




JAMES IRA SPEIR Age 23, laborer. Sand 
Springs, Company B, 358th Infantry, 90th 

Division. Died September 29, 1918, from 

wounds received in the Argonne Forest. 

Next of kin, parents, Mr. and Mrs. O. S. 

Speir, Sand Springs, Okla. 

EUGENE R. CEASE— Age 29, electrician, 
Tulsa, Company C, 323d Field Signal Bn. 

Died at Brest, France, October 11, 1918, 

of pneumonia. Next of kin, father, Eugene 

A. Cease, Tulsa, Okla. 



RAYMOND S. GREER Age 21, laborer. 
Sand Springs, Company K, 140th Infan- 
try. Killed in action in France, 1918. Next 
of kin, parents, Mr. and Mrs. James S. 
Greer, Sand Springs, Okla. 

EARL GREEN— Age 24, glass worker, Sand 
Springs, Company B, 358th Infantry. 
Kihed in action in France. September, 1918. 
Next of kin, brother, Otis Green, Sand 
Springs, Okla. 




CLYDE A. STONE— Age 28, teamster, Sand 
Springs, Navy. Died of influenza at 
Naval Training Station, San Diego, Cal., 
October 4, 1918. Next of kin, father, E. F. 
Stone, Sand Springs, Okla. 



MADISON C. WARNER— Age 22, laborer, 
Tulsa, Company B, 16th Infantry. Died 
on French front, October 9, 1918. Next 
of kin, parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Warner, 
Tulsa. 



JAMES O. WILLIAMS— Age 20, plumber, 
Tulsa, enlisted with the Aviation in 
Tulsa, transferred to Tth Infantry, 3d Di- 
vision overseas. Killed in action at Belleau 
Woods, July 3, 1918 Next of kin, parents, 
Mr. and Mrs. W. N. Williams, Oklahoma 
City, Okla. 



Tulsa County's Fallen Heroes 



EUGENE J. MANGAN— Age 20, stenographer, 
Tulsa, Company C, 342 Bn. Tank Corps. Died 
at Camp Polk, N. C, December 6, 1918, of influenza. 
Next of kin, parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Mangan, 
Tulsa, Okla. 

JOHN LUTHER MEADOWS— Age 24, mason, Red 
Fork. Company A, 358th Infantry. Killed in 
action near Vilcey, France, September 26, 1918. 
Next of kin, mother, Mrs. Alice Amanda Meadows, 
Red Fork, Okla. 

WESLEY F. GRUBE— Age 26, geologist, Broken 
Arrow, Company D, 7th Engineering Corps. 
Killed in action near Cunell, France, October 14, 
1918. Next of kin, parents, Mr. and Mrs. Fred J. 
Grube, Broken Arrow, Okla. 

GEORGE BURNSIDES— Age 23, laborer, Sand 
Springs. Killed in action in France. September, 
1918. Next of kin, sister, Mrs. James Peed, Kan- 
sas City, Mo. 

ALONZO CASEY— Farmer, Broken Arrow, Com- 
pany D, 133rd Infantry. Died at sea, Septem- 
ber 25, 1918, of pneumonia. Next of kin, wife, Mrs. 
Jessie Casey, Broken Arrow, Okla. 

IVAN C. BROWN— Age 27, oil driller, Leonard, 
Company B, 358th Infantry, 90th Division. Killed 
in action in St. Mihiel drive, September 26, 1918. 
Next of kin, mother, Mrs. Hannah B. Brown, 
Leonard. 



Section II 

Civilian Activities 



CHAPTER TWO. 



National Defense Work 



i 

COUNCIL OF NATIONAL DEFENSE 



The first step towards the amalgamation of agencies in 
order to avoid, as far as possible, the duplication of effort 
in the business of winning the war for civilization, the 
Council of National Defense was created by an Act of Congress, 
approved August 29, 1916, "that the resources and energies of 
the Nation might be co-ordinated and made available in the event 
of a national crisis." This body was charged with "the creation 
of relations which will render possible in the time of need, the 
immediate concentratio nand utilization of the resources of the 
Nation." That the organization, during the three years of its ex- 
istence, far surpassed in scope and significance the hopes of its 
founders is indicated by a communication from Secretary of War 
Newton D. Baker to President Wilson in which he said : 

"It is difficult to estimate the importance of the service 
rendered, since our entrance into the war, by these State Coun- 
cils, their County Councils and the multitude of workers banded 
together under them, whom we estimate to number at least one 
million. I feel sure that you, as their Commander-in-Chief, will 
be proud of their unique contribution in the war and will use your 
authority to broaden the scope of their activities as conditions 
permit, so that they may go on to even greater achievements." 

Realizing the efficiency of the machinery provided by the 
Council of Defense system the President, in July of 1918, strong- 
ly recommended that the organization be utilized as a single 
channel for the execution of the war program. This plan made 
for economy of effort and rendered unnecessary the creation of 
much local Federal machinery which otherwise would have had 
to be set up for the performance of special tasks. 

The Council of National Defense was charged with the per- 
formance of the following duties : 

1. — To supervise and direct investigations and make recom- 
mendations to the President and the heads of executive depart- 
ments as to — 

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(a) The location of railroads with reference to the frontier 
of the United States, so as to render possible expeditious concen- 
tration of troops and supplies to points of defense. 

(b) The co-ordination of military, industrial and commercial 
purposes in the location of extensive highways and branch lines 
of railroads. 

(c) The utilization of waterways. 

(d) The mobilization of military and naval resources for 
defense. 

(e) The increase of domestic production of articles and ma- 
terials essential to the support of armies and of the people during 
the interruption of foreign commerce. 

(f ) The development of seagoing transportation. 

(g) Data as to amounts, location, method and means of pro- 
duction and availability of military supplies. 

(h) The giving of information to producers and manufac- 
turers as to the class of supplies needed by the military and other 
services of the Government, the requirements relating thereto, 
and the creation of relations which will render possible in time 
of need the immediate concentration and utilization of the re- 
sources of the Nation. 

2. — To report to the President or to the heads of the execu- 
tive departments upon special inquiries or subjects appropriate 
thereto. 

3. — To submit an annual report to Congress, through the 
President, giving as full a statement of the activities of the Coun- 
cil and the agencies subordinate to it as is consistent with the 
public interest, including an itemized account of the expendi- 
tures made by the Council, or authorized by it, in as full detail 
as the public interest will permit, providing, however, that the 
President may authorize, in amounts stipulated by him, un- 
vouchered expenditures and report the gross so authorized not 
itemized. 

The following is the personnel of the Council of National 
Defense : 

Secretary of War, Newton D. Baker, chairman. 

Secretary of Navy, Johephus Daniels. 

Secretary of the Interior, Franklin K. Lane. 

Secretary of Agriculture, David F. Houston. 

Secretary of Commerce, William C. Redfield. 

Secretary of Labor, William B. Wilson. 

The Advisory Committee consisted of some of the ablest 
business and professional talent in the country. The following 
members, appointed by the President constituted this commis- 
sion: 



NATIONAL DEFENSE WORK 57 

Daniel Willard, Transportation and Communication (presi- 
dent Baltimore & Ohio Railroad), chairman. 

Howard E. Coffin, Aircraft, (vice president Hudson Motor 
Co.) 

Julius Rosenwald, Supplies (including clothing), etc. (presi- 
dent Sears-Roebuck & Co.) 

Bernard M. Baruch, Raw Materials, Minerals and Metals 
(banker.) 

Dr. Hollis Godfrey, Engineering and Education (president 
Drexel Institute.) 

Samuel Gompers, Labor, including conservation of health and 
welfare of workers (president American Federation of Labor.) 

Dr. Franklin Martin, Medicine and Surgery, including gen- 
eral sanitation (secretary General American College of Surgery, 
Chicago.) 

Walter S. Gifford, director of Council and Advisory Com- 
mission. 

Grosvenor B. Clarkson, secretary of Council and Advisory 
Commission. 

The work of the commission covered the following subjects : 
Transportation and communication; munitions, manufacturing, 
including standardization and industrial relations; supplies, in- 
cluding clothing; raw materials, minerals and metals; engineer- 
ing and education; labor, including conservation of health and 
welfare of workers ; medicine, surgery and sanitation. 

Seven district committees with a commission member acting 
as chaiman of each, administered the work of the Advisory 
Commission. 

The following important system of boards and sections was 
closely correlated with the general committee : 

The War Industries Board. 

The Munitions Standard Board. 

The Aircraft Production Board. 

The Medical Section. 

The Commercial Economy Board. 

The Interdepartmental Advisory Board. 

The Co-operative Committee on the Purchase of Army Sup- 
plies (United States Chamber of Commerce.) 

The National Research Council. 

The Committee on Shipping. 

The Committee of Women's Defense Work. 

The Committee on Coal Production. 

The Section on Co-operation with States. 



58 TULSA COUNTY IN THE WORLD WAR 

OKLAHOMA STATE COUNCIL OF DEFENSE 

The Oklahoma State Council of Defense, instituted at the 
suggestion of the Council of National Defense with the pe- 
culiar and important responsibilities attached to all State 
Councils, made a noteworthy record and its work was highly com- 
mended at Washington. 

The State Council realized that in order to carry out the 
mandates of the national body its first duty was to co-ordinate 
the war activities throughout the State. This would have been 
impossible of accomplishment save for the unfaltering support 
given it by the County Councils of Defense, which proved to be 
the bulwark of the Nation in supporting the war program. 

The officers of the State Council of Defense during the war 
period were : Gov. R. L. Williams, member of all committees ; J. M. 
Aydelotte, Oklahoma City, chairman; Stratton D. Brooks, Nor- 
man, secretary; Chester H. Westfall, Oklahoma City, assistant 
secretary; Judge C. B. Ames, Oklahoma City; T. H. Beason, El 
Reno; J. W. Cantwell, Stillwater; W. D. Gibson, Grove; Major 
Eugene M. Kerr, Oklahoma City; S. R. Lewis, Tulsa; George 
McQuaid, Oklahoma City; George Miller, Bliss; L. E. Phillips, 
Bartlesville; Mont Powell, Oklahoma City; George S. Ramsey, 
Muskogee; R. E. Stafford, Okahoma City; Major W. E. Utterback, 
Durant ; Dr. Howard Weber, Bartlesville ; James A. Wilson, Still- 
water ; Ollie S. Wilson, Oklahoma City ; Mrs. Eugene B. Lawson, 
Nowata, and Carl Williams, Oklahoma City. 

R. H. Wilson, Oklahoma City; C. H. Hyde, Alva; W. G. Ash- 
ton, Oklahoma City, and E. B. P. Kelly, El Reno, also served 
during a portion of the period. 

By order of the State Council all County Councils in Okla- 
homa were disbanded on January 15, 1919, each County Council, 
before going out of existence, appointing a demobilization or 
other commitee delegated to looking after discharged men as 
they were released from service. 

The State Council held its last regular meeting on January 
4, 1919, but its operations continued until August 1 of that year. 



NATIONAL DEFENSE WORK 59 

TULSA COUNTY COUNCIL OF NATIONAL DEFENSE 

Through the functions of the County Councils of Defense 
one phase of human psychology was difinitely determined — 
the spirit of the American civilian toward a cause which, 
up to that time had g enerally been considered Utopian. Vaunted 
German psychologists had reached the conclusion that Americans 
would not unreservedly throw themselves into a struggle waged 
three thousand miles from home. Prussian leaders pointed out 
the impossibility of marshalling American forces overseas in 
time to avoid the disaster in which the entente allies, to all ap- 
pearances were being rapidly engulfed. 

The actual peril confronting the United States through the 
perfidy of the Imperail Germany Government had not been ap- 
preciated or realized by the general public in the early stages of 
of the World War. 

America, however, ran true to form. All the traditions 
which marked an unsullied record in the wars for right were mag- 
nificently upheld. When forced to resort to arms in defense of 
National honor, America was incomparable, supreme. The rec- 
ord of her arms on the field of battle gave every proof of the 
quality and stamina of her fighting men. 

History records no civil achievement parallel to that which 
placed the American Nation on a formidable war footing in an 
incredibly short time. The vast wealth and resources of the 
country were poured into those channels which sustained the 
American Expeditionary Force abroad and strengthened the 
weakening Entente Allies in the final and crucial stages of the 
war. 

Councils of Defense furnished the principal medium of ex- 
pression for the civilian population and fortified and encouraged 
all war agencies in the pursuit of their objectives. 

In this sphere of action Tulsa County Council of National 
Defense more than held its own. Its work stands out in bold 
relief in the history of civilian effort. 

Oklahoma was one of the States in which Councils of De- 
fense, State, county and district had neither government nor 
legal status in fact. The Legislature had adjourned before the 
declaration of war. With few exceptions, therefore, edicts were 
issued by these organizations without warrant in law; but a 
stronger and more impelling force sustained the Tulsa County 
Council of Defense — public opinion, the moral support of both 
the State and the Federal Government and the necessities aris- 
ing from a great emergency furnished sufficient authority for 
the herculean efforts of this body of determined, virile, loyal and 
fearless men in removing barriers and in overcoming all phases 
of local resistance to which the Federal Government might be 



60 TULSA COUNTY IN THE WORLD WAR 

subjected in the prosecution of the war. The duties of the Coun- 
ty Council were multitudinous and diversified. Foremost among 
them was the bringing home of the conflict of carnage and deso- 
lation being waged across the seas, to the busy merchant, the 
banker and the manufacturer ; to the great body of wage earners, 
to the farmer, the miner and the oil operative, thus engendering 
a patriotic enthusiasm capable of sustaining the war agencies 
throughout the struggle. Local affairs must be adjusted to meet 
the new conditions, in other words, the morale of the "second line 
of defense", as the people who remained at home were known, 
required as careful guarding as did that of the militant forces in 
the field. The finer distinction between license and liberty must 
be pointed out to those who shirked their patriotic duty. Treach- 
ery and sedition must be combatted. Unworthy and sordid mo- 
tives must be ferreted out and their authors deprived of all 
power for wrong doing. Substantial aid must be accorded those 
citizens and agencies charged with the responsibility of raising 
funds with which to carry on the war. Aid must be tendered to 
ministering organizations at the front. The humane and pro- 
tective work of the American Red Cross must be continued and 
extended and the financial security of this and other organiza- 
tions must be guaranteed by the success of their respective drives, 
to the end that the suffering and hardships of the men in service 
might be ameliorated. 

The unfailing patriotism of the American people, stimulated 
by the steady, persistent, ingenious and vigilant work of the 
Councils of Defense, had a great bearing on war efforts in com- 
munities where such bodies were most active. 

As the State of Oklahoma was designated at Washington as 
one of the most active in defense work, so the Tulsa County 
Council of National Defense achieved a record which was the peer 
of that of any defense body in the country. Its reputation for 
accomplishment extended beyond the boundaries of the State 
and furnished inspiration to Councils in other commonwealths. 
The self -sacrificing labor on the part of its leaders, the willing- 
ness of every member to perform any duty of whatever charac- 
ter or degree of importance which may have been imposed upon 
him, made the Tulsa County Council of Defense a formidable 
body for good, lent importance to comparatively trivial matters 
and made possible the accomplishment of large undertakings. 

Tragedy, pathos and humor characterized their proceedings. 
Acts having momentous bearing upon the peace and safety 
of the community on one hand and uninteresting detail of minor 
investigations on the other, received prompt and uniform atten- 
tion. Private business considerations of its members became sub- 
servient to patriotic duty and be it said that commercial op- 
erations involving millions of dollars were controlled by the active 



Members of 

Executive Committee 

Tulsa County Council of 

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J. BURR GIBBONS, Chairman Tulsa County Council of Defense; National 
Director and President of local branch of Navy League, and member various com- 
mittees in National organization ; member War Censorship Committe, Fuel Board 
and Four-Minute Men ; County Fuel Administrator, County Food Administrator, 
County Chairman Four-Minute Men ; State Censor on Explosives Regulations and 
member of Oklahoma Advisory Commission ; Captain American Protective League ; 
active in War drives ; member Soldiers and Sailors Council, first Secretary and later 
Vice President Tulsa County Historical Society. 

R. M. McFARLIN, Vice President County Council, President Chamber of 
Commerce ; District Field Representative District No. 1 in all Liberty Loan drives ; 
Chairman Eleventh District War Industries Board ; member Executive Committee 
Red Cross drives ; member Advisory Committee on war drives. 

MRS. LILAH D. LINDSEY, Secretary-Treasurer County Council, President 
Housewives League, leader of Women's Work. 

D. C. ROSE, Executive Secretary County Council. 




J M BERRY, Executive Committee County Council, County Chairman in four 
Liberty Loan campaigns; Chairman Tulsa Branch U. S. Navy League; member 
Advisory Committee on War Loans. 

N. R. GRAHAM, Member Executive and Finance Committees of County 
Council ; joint State Director Victory Loan campaign ; Vice State Chairman Fourth 
Liberty Loan campaign and of 1918 Christmas Red Cross Campaign ; State Director 
Four-Minute Men ; Vice District Chairman United War Work campaign ; Treasurer 
Tulsa War Budget campaigns ; Manager District No. 1 Third Liberty Loan campaign. 

COL. CLARENCE B. DOUGLAS, Executive Committee County Council, General 
Secretary Chamber of Commerce ; County Food Administrator ; Captain American 
Protective League ; President Soldiers and Sailors Council ; Chairman War Censor- 
ship Committee ; Four-Minute Man ; Publicity Director Third Liberty Loan ; Presi- 
dent Tulsa County Historical Society. 

A. L. FARMER, member Executive, Labor and Censor Committees County Coun- 
cil ; Dollar-a-Year Man and State Director of U. S. Boys Working Reserve. 




JOHN B.MESEP.VE 




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J. B. MESERVE, member Executive and Chairman Legal Committee County 
Council and first President of the Tulsa County Historical Society. 

EARL SNEED, member Executive and Legal Committees County Council. 

FRED SHAW, member Executive and Finance Committees County Council ; 
District Manager Victory Loan campaign. 

M. S. BLASSINGAME, member Executive and Publicity Committees County 
Council. 




HARRY W. KISKADDON, member Executive and Finance Committees County 
Council ; member Executive Committee Victory Chorus and organist for Community 
Sings. 

CHARLES H. HUBBARD, member Executive Committee County Council and of 
Executive Committee Tulsa County Historical Society; Mayor of Tulsa; Chairman 
Dentention Camp and Emergency Hospital Boards. 

J. H. EVANS, member Executive and Finance Committees of County Council. 

PHILIP KATES, member Executive Committee County Council and of Tulsa 
County Red Cross Chapter ; Chairman Home Service Section Red Cross ; Chairman 
Fair Price Committee. 




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J. J. LARKIN, Executive Committee County Council and State Director Explo- 
sive Section, Bureau of Mines, member Advisory Commission on Explosives Regula- 
tions. 

WASH E. HUDSON, member Executive and Legal Committees County Council. 

ORRA E. UPP, member Executive, Statistics and Census Committees County 
Council ; County Chairman War Savings Stamps campaign : City Food Administrator. 

G. ED WARREN, member of Executive, Labor and Arbitration Committees 
County Council ; Four-Minute Man ; member Advisory Committee of Tulsa County 
Local Board and of U. S. Boys Working Reserve ; member Far Price Committee. 




H. C. TYRELL, member Executive Committee County Council, State Director 
United States Shpibuilding Reserves, Chairman Non-War Construction Committee. 

G. E. WILLIAMSON, member Executive and Labor Committees of County Council 
and County Fuel Administrator. 

D. LaRUE BAKER, member Executive and Labor Committees of County Council ; 
County Director U. S. Boys Working Reserve. 

VERNON L. SMITH, member Executive and Publicity Committees County 
Council. 



NATIONAL DEFENSE WORK 61 

leaders in Tulsa's defense work. Multi-millionaires abandoned 
their private interests for months at a time in order to serve 
their country in the local field. Likewise, wage-earners responded 
to every call with alacrity and cheerfulness inspiring to men of 
larger wealth. 

Treason and plotting by alien enemies sprang into life in 
Tulsa in common with other communities, but were stamped out 
as quickly as they appeared. In many cases of delinquency 
handled by the County Council, however, the offender was the 
victim either of misinformation or of a lack of information. 

The doctrine taught by the Tulsa County Council of Defense 
was simple : namely, that the war was a war of the people of the 
Nation and that every man and woman not on the firing line had 
a definite place at home and an individual responsibility. The 
spontaneous response with which all demands of the County 
Councils were met by a large majority of the people is a tribute 
to the innate patriotism of the citizenship of Tulsa and Tulsa 
County. 

The personnel of the Tulsa County Council of National De- 
fense explains, in a measure the broad influence exercised by that 
organization. The council consisted of: 

Chairman, J. Burr Gibbons, President and general manager 
of the Hof stra Manufacturing Company and national director of 
the Navy League of the United States. 

Secretary-treasurer, Mrs. Lilah D. Lindsey, President of the 
W. C. T. U. county organization and President of the House- 
wives League. 

R. M. FcFarlin, President of the McMann Oil Company, Pres- 
ident of the Tulsa Chamber of Commerce, Vice-President of the 
Exchange National Bank. 

H. C. Tyrell, oil operator and President of the Tulsa Y. M. 

C. A. 

S. R. Lewis, attorney, capitalist, member of the Oklahoma 
State Council of Defense. 

J. J. Larkin, director of the Exchange National Bank, capi- 
talist. 

J. M. Berry, President of the Central National Bank. 

Publicity Committee : Clarence B. Douglas, general secretary 
of the Tulsa Chamber of Commerce; Vernon L. Smith, managing 
editor of the Tulsa Democrat ; M. S. Blassingame, manager of the 
Bank Note Printing Company, and J. Burr Gibbons. 

Legal Committee: Wash E. Hudson, Earl Sneed, Phillip 
Kates and Judge John B. Meserve, attorneys. 

Labor Committee: G. E. Warren, editor Tulsa Unionist; A. 
L. Farmer, agent New York Life Insurance Company ; Mrs. Lilah 

D. Lindsey, H. C. Tyrell, D. LaRue Baker, County Farm Agent, 



62 TULSA COUNTY IN THE WORLD WAR 

and G. E. Williamson, President of the Independent Fuel Com- 
pany. 

Statistics and Census Committee : J. J. Larkin, A. L. Farm- 
er, N. R. Graham, special representative of the Exchange Na- 
tional Bank and secretary of the Tulsa County Fair Association ; 
Fred Shaw, President of the Fred Shaw Motor and Supply Com- 
pany, and Ora E. Upp, President of the Upp Wholesale Grocery 
Company. 

Finance Committee: R. M. McFarlin, Harry Kiskaddon, oil 
producer ; N. R. Graham, J. M. Berry, Fred Shaw and J. H. Evans, 
vice-president of the McEwin Manufacturing Company. 

Executive Secretary : D. C. Rose. 

The early sessions of the Council were held in the basement 
of the Christian Church on Fourth Street and Boulder Avenue, 
which became temporary headquarters. Permanent location was 
later established in its own building adjoining the War Savings 
Stamp Bank on Main Street between Fourth and Fifth. 

At the final meeting of the Tulsa County Council, N. R. 
Graham presented a complete financial statement of the Second 
Red Cross War Fund Collection Account, Second War Budget 
Collection Account, War Relief Fund, which was raised in June, 
1917, and the Third War Budget Collection Account. The re- 
port of the Auditing Committee, consisting of D. C. Rose, Harry 
W. Kiskaddon and Ora E. Upp, approving these accounts, was ac- 
cepted and a vote of thanks given to Mr. Graham and the Auditing 
Committee for their work. 

The secretary then read a report of the activities of the 
Tulsa County Council of National Defense from the birth of the 
organization to January 8, 1919, inclusive. The report was re- 
ceived and the secretary given a vote of thanks. It was voted 
that copies of the secretary's and Graham's reports be bound 
in suitable cover and presented to the Public Library in Tulsa 
in order that future generations might know the part that the 
Tulsa County Council had taken in war activities. A copy of the 
secretary's report was also ordered sent to the State Historical 
Society at Oklahoma City. 

The following resolution was passed : 

WHEREAS, the Tulsa County Council of National Defense 
is on the eve of closing its business and office, and, 

WHEREAS, D. C. Rose twelve months ago gave up his per- 
sonal business and at very great pecuniary sacrifice undertook the 
executive secretaryship of the Tulsa County Council at a tenta- 
tive salary of $150 per month, and has given most faithful, effi- 
cient and untiring service, having been subject to call day or 
night, Sundays and holidays, and has at all times stood ready 
to further the interests of said Council of Defense at the ex- 
pense of his personal business and individual interests, 



NATIONAL DEFENSE WORK 63 

NOW, THEREFORE, we, the undersigned members of the 
Tulsa County Council of National Defense, are in favor of fixing 
the salary of said D. C. Rose at $250 per month, from the begin- 
ning of service, to the end that the faithful, efficient and un- 
swerving labors of said executive secretary shall be in a more 
adequate measure compensated. 

The resolution was adopted and the provisions contained 
therein were carried out. 

Mrs. Lindsey addressed the Council, thanking the members 
for the courtesy they had extended her as the only lady member 
of the body. 

Mayor Hubbard thanked the Council for the assistance 
which they had rendered him personally and for the assistance 
which the Council had given the City Government during his 
administration. 

A vote of thanks was given Mrs. Lindsey "for the splendid 
work she had done as a member of the Council and for carrying 
the entire women's work." 

On motion of Col. Douglas the chair appointed a committee 
of five members, "which shall be known as the executive com- 
mittee of an organization to be known as the Tulsa County His- 
torical Association, and that it will be the duty of this commit- 
tee to prepare suitable by-laws and charter and to formulate 
plans for its successful organization, and, upon completion of the 
work, all members of the Tulsa County Council of National De- 
fense will automatically become charter members of the Tulsa 
County Historical Association for one year; and that all moneys 
left in the treasury of the Tulsa County Council of National De- 
fense, after they have completely settled up their affairs, be 
turned over to this society. The chair appointed the following 
committee : 

Judge John B. Meserve, Col. Clarence B. Douglas, N. R. 
Graham, Charles H. Hubbard and J. Burr Gibbons. 

J. Burr Gibbons appointed the executive committee of the 
County Council as a final Auditing Committee, to which the 
committee which had been appointed to conclude the affairs of 
the County Council, consisting of Ora E. Upp, D. C. Rose and 
Harry W. Kiskaddon, would make their final report. 

It was voted that all members of the Home Guard who had 
attended 80 per cent of the drills and emergency calls of that 
body should be presented with a rifle. 

The following resolution in commendation of the services of 
Robert M. McFarlin was read and adopted unanimously by the 
Council all members present inscribing their signatures to this 
resolution : 

WHEREAS, Robert M. McFarlin, a distinguished member of 
this body from its inception, in addition to the services rendered 



64 TULSA COUNTY IN THE WORLD WAR 

by him to this organization, has performed other services of a 
high meritorious and patriotic character, calling for suitable ex- 
pression of commendation of this body. He has unreservedly 
given of his time to the organization ; he has, without stint, given 
of his counsel; generous he has been with his time and his tal- 
ents, although he is regarded as one of the busiest men of affairs 
in the State of Oklahoma. Upon the organization of the Tulsa 
County Home Guard, he was the financial support of this body 
and advanced at various times, sums of money approximating 
$20,000 with no guarantee back of it save the patriotism of the 
citizens of Tulsa. 

We recognize in Robert M. McFarlin a member and a fellow 
citizen of the highest patriotic purpose and noble resolve, and 
wish to fitly testify to our estimate and appreciation of the ex- 
traordinary services which he has rendered to the city of Tulsa 
and to this body since its organization. 

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Tulsa 
County Council of National Defense, in its last official session 
assembled, that we extend to Robert M. McFarlin our highest and 
sincerest appreciation of the character of his service, and of the 
splendid services rendered by him as a member of this body since 
its inception, and we particularly wish that our appreciation be 
recorded of the extraordinary services rendered by him as a 
member of the Tulsa County Council of National Defense and as a 
citizen of Tulsa and Tulsa County, and, 

That a suitable copy of these resolutions be inscribed and 
furnished Robert M. McFarlin by the secretary. 

The following resolution was then read and adopted unan- 
imously by the Tulsa County Council of National Defense : 

WHEREAS, the Government of the United States as a corol- 
lary to its armed forces upon land and sea, marshalled the great 
soul of the Nation to more completely effectuate its high purpose 
in the World War, and, 

WHEREAS, the spirit of the Nation was reflected through 
the efforts of the various war organizations through the medium 
of which the great bodies of patriotic men and women throughout 
the land gave unstintingly of time, talent and money in the Na- 
tion's hour of stress, and, 

WHEREAS, a strong factor contributing to the Govern- 
ment's high success in the preservation of the morale of c^r 
people at home, was the National Council of Defense, with its 
ramifications reaching to the county school districts and bringf. g 
the high purposes and resolves of the Government to the very 
threshold of every home throughout our land, and, 

WHEREAS, the signing of the armistice, the demobilization 
of the armed forces of the Central Powers, and the dawn of a 
World Peace renders unnecessary the functions of the County 



NATIONAL DEFENSE WORK 65 

Councils of Defense, and, by executive order, the purposes of the 
Tulsa County Council of National Defense cease and terminate 
on this, the fifteenth day of January, 1919, and henceforth it 
ceases to exist as an organization, and 

WHEREAS, the patriotic labors and endeavors of the Tulsa 
County Council of National Defense have been greatly assisted 
and promoted by the press of Tulsa County, and especially by the 
press of the city of Tulsa, the various civic clubs and commercial 
organizations, the various war boards, the churches and religious 
organizations and by the splendid citizenship of the city of Tulsa 
and Tulsa County ; by the Home Guard, and by individual citizens 
and business houses through their generous and patriotic contri- 
butions to the success of this organization, and 

WHEREAS, we feel a sense of gratitude and appreciation 
toward these organizations and individuals, and desire in a pub- 
lic manner to express our appreciation of the services and as- 
sistance so unselfishly rendered, 

NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the Tulsa 
County Council of National Defense in its last official session as- 
sembled : 

That we extend to the press of Tulsa County, and especially 
to the press of the city of Tulsa, to the various civic clubs and 
bodies, to the various churches and religious organizations, to 
the various war boards, to the citizenship of the city of Tulsa 
and Tulsa County, to the Home Guard, and to individual citizens 
and business firms who have generously and patriotically con- 
tributed to the success of this organization, our sincere thanks 
and our appreciation of the cordial, effective and patriotic sup- 
port which they have accorded this body since its organization, 
and, 

That suitable publicity may be given to the sentiments we 
herein wish to express, a copy of these resolutions be furnished 
to the press of the city of Tulsa and of Tulsa County. 

The following resolutions were passed : 

The Tulsa County Council of National Defense would be re- 
miss if it did not officially recognize the tireless patience and 
unfaltering loyalty of its chairman, J. Burr Gibbons. He was 
in every sense the active head of the organization, and no task 
was too large or detail too trivial, to command the whole force 
of his personality in meeting the situation. His tactfulness and 
diplomacy, his willingness to accept counsel and advice and his 
fearless attitude when once a course of action was decided upon, 
won authority and respect both among the members of the Coun- 
cil and the citizens of the community. 

NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the County 
Council of National Defense gives expression to its apprecia- 



66 TULSA COUNTY IN THE WORLD WAR 

tion of his wise leadership, self-forgetfulness and personal sac- 
rifices willingly made, that right and justice might be enforced. 

High in the list of those who served in Tulsa, during the un- 
certain days of the war, stands the name of N. R. Graham. The 
Tulsa County Council of National Defense recognizes in him the 
financial genius who deserves a large share of the credit for plac- 
ing Tulsa first among the cities of the country in offerings of 
wealth. 

NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Tulsa 
County Council of National Defense congratulates him upon his 
flawless record as treasurer and strategist of all war drives, 
and expresses its appreciation of his loyal co-operation in every 
effort that was put forth in carrying out the purposes of this 
organization. 

The Tulsa County Council of National Defense recognizes 
that Captain Rooney and his Home Guard have been its own right 
arm of power. While the citizens slept in peace, many were the 
nights that he placed his men on guard defeating powerful con- 
spiracies and protecting millions of dollars worth of property. 
The story of his services may never be told in detail, but unques- 
tionably his alertness, faithfulness and capacity to inspire watch- 
ful loyalty in his men saved Tulsa from well organized cam- 
paigns of frightfulness which were intended to cripple the oil 
industry and give aid to the Central Powers. Therfore, to Cap- 
tain Rooney, patriot, efficient officer, good fellow, giving of his 
time and energy without compensation, 

BE IT RESOLVED, that the Tulsa County Council of Na- 
tional Defense expresses its own deep appreciation and the grat- 
itude of the citizens of the city and county. His unselfish devo- 
tion will always be remembered, and credit be given him for 
Tulsa's escape from the perils of deeply laid plots. 

The Tulsa County Council of National Defense recognizes 
Harry W. Kiskaddon as one of its efficiency experts. No man 
has given of his time and the energy more freely than he, and 
the wisdom of his counsel has given direction and value to many 
of the activities of the organization. Never has he hestiated 
to meet responsibility, although often at the sacrifice of his per- 

NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that this recog- 
nition of his esteemed service be expressed, together with an ap- 
preciation of his particular contribution in his ability to stir up 
war enthusiasm with music and song. 



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WOMEN'S WORK 

The work of the Women's Division of the Tulsa County 
Council of Defense was under the immediate direction of Mrs. 
Lilah D. Lindsey, who was the only woman in the personnel of 
that body. Mrs. Lindsey served as secretary-treasurer of the 
Council during its existence and was given a vote of thanks at the 
final session commending her splendid patriotism and executive 
ability in successfully putting over all war campaigns. 

The initial effort of the Women's Division toward winning 
the war was the food pledge campaign as outlined by Herbert 
Hoover, which was launched on October 28, 1918. For this cam- 
paign the county was organized by appointing a captain in every 
town and village with lieutenants in charge of smaller sub- 
divisions. The week preceding the opening of the campaign was 
devoted to intensive educational work. Thousands of pieces of 
literature on food conservation were distributed and the county 
was well placarded with appropriate posters. 

At meetings held in school buildings in Tulsa city and county 
the following Four-Minute speakers discussed food problems 
emphasizing the necessity of a strict observance of all Govern- 
ment food regulations: Mrs. Lilah D. Lindsey, Miss Clara 
Kimble, supervisor of home economics in the Tulsa schools ; Mrs. 
0. D. Hunt, Mrs. W. N. Sill, Mrs. J. F. Reagan, Miss Jessie Shan- 
non, county home demonstration agent, and Miss Mary Mont- 
gomery, city home demonstration agent. 

The captains in charge of this campaign and their districts 
were: Miss Clara Kimble, Tulsa; Mrs. S. F. Hyde, Skiatook; 
Mrs. George Adams, Broken Arrow ; Mrs. Anna B. Hagler, Jenks ; 
Mrs. Lena Lowman Wise, Bixby; Prof. L. F. Stewart, Glenpool; 
Mrs. George Rhyne, Dawson; Mrs. P. E. Estill, Owasso; Miss 
Jappa Mason, Turley; Mrs. O. C. Brooks, Sperry, and Prof. J. 
Albert Miller, Sand Springs. Mrs. Minette Hedges had charge 
of this campaign in the rural districts. 

This soliciting force designated themselves "Tulsa County 
Army of Economy" and made a house-to-house canvas, which 
resulted in securing 28,891 signatures to food pledge cards. 

The Federal-City Home Economics Club was an outgrowth 
of this campaign. This was an organization of housewives whose 
purpose it was to co-operate with federal, county and city food 
administrators, the fair price committee, grocerymen and dairy- 
men looking to the sanitary handling of food products and the 
regulation of prices. 

In the War Savings Stamps campaign from June 25 to 28, 
1918, practically the same plan of organization was used by Mrs. 
Lindsey, the force of workers being increased to 325. The cap- 
tains in Tulsa for this campaign were Mrs. Lula Billingslea, city 



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chairman ; Mrs. 0. D. Leonard, Mrs. L. G. C. Hunter, Mrs. Murray 
Russell, Mrs. A. T. Allison, Mrs. S. W. Parish, Mrs. M. M. Brown, 
Mrs Ora Lightner Frost, Mrs E. Forrest Hayden, Mrs. Harriet 
Wardell, Mrs. Elizabeth Coleman, Mrs. A. M. McDonnell, Mrs. 
C. T. Hughes, Mrs. Gray Carroll, Mrs. E. L. Levin, Mrs. John B. 
Meserve, Mrs. L. C. Montgomery, Mrs. Dora Washington, Mrs. 
H. D. Murdoch, Mrs. W. I. Williams, Mrs. G. 0. Hollow, Mrs. L. L. 
Hutchinson, Mrs. C. T. Henthorne, Mrs. F. G. Seaman, Miss Isa- 
bell Fonda, Mrs. I. G. Rosser, Mrs. P. W. Whittaker, Mrs. Irene 
Davis and Mrs. S. P. Kennedy. 

The towns in the county were assigned captains as follows: 
Skiatook, Mrs. S. F. Hyde; Sand Springs, Mrs. Jack Smith; 
Broken Arrow, Mrs. J. P. Hannifin; Jenks, Mrs. Anna B. Hagler; 
Bixby, Mrs. John Poorman ; Glenpool, Mrs. W. R. Luckfield ; Red 
Fork, Mrs. Charles Thomas; Owasso, Mrs. Ida Rash; Alsuma, 
Mrs. L. M. Sanderfer; Wekiwa, Mrs. Thelma Limberge; Piatt, 
Mrs. J. A. Henderson; Leonard, Mrs. L. C. Hixon; Dawson, Mrs. 
George G. Rhyne; Sperry, Mrs. John Phillips; rural districts, 
Mrs. Minette Hedges. Mrs Hedges was assisted by the follow- 
ing school district captains: Mrs. J. W. Whitely, Mrs. J. W. 
Moorman, Mrs. McLane, Mrs. Charles Stunkard, Mrs. Joe Berry, 
Mrs. Crosby, Tulsa; Mrs. J. B. Doolittle, West Tulsa; Mrs. T. J. 
Shimp, Mrs. Louise Childers, Mrs. J. H. Kerr, Mrs. B. C. Ruther- 
ford, Mrs. H. L. Carter, Mrs. Arthur Bynum, Mrs. Lilly Gaddy, 
Mrs. Fisher and Mrs. C. C. Mercer, Broken Arrow; Mrs. M. M. 
Jones and Mrs. Roy Taylor, Bixby; Mrs. Honer Heck, Mounds; 
Mrs. W. R. Kenward, Maxine and Mrs. Ed Cason, Collinsville. 

Tulsa County's quota in this campaign was $1,500,000; 
pledges and subscriptions amounted to approximately $2,000,- 
000. Inspired by the slogan, "Tulsa County Can and Tulsa County 
Will," the women of the county secured $1,216,000 of that 
amount. 

On July 4, 1918, at the request of the Government, a per- 
sonal message from President Wilson, written especially for the 
occasion, was read by Four-Minute men at every celebration in 
Tulsa County. The message was received by the chairman of 
the County Council several days previous to the National Inde- 
pendence Day, but was held by him in strict confidence until the 
day of release. 

During August, 1918, the Women's Division of the Council 
maintained a recruiting station at the headquarters of the County 
Council for the purpose of enrolling nurses for the Students' 
Nurse Reserve. These nurses were required to replace trained 
nurses in the United States who had been called for duty over- 
seas, as the more active participation of America in the fighting 
line increased proportionately the demand for skilled nurses. To 



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facilitate the registration the following committee was named to 
co-operate with the Council: Morningside hospital, Mrs. D. I. 
Brown; Oklahoma hospital, Miss H. C. Ziegeler; Tulsa hospital, 
Miss Audrey Abbott; Physicians and Surgeons hospital, Miss H. 
M. Wadleigh. Tulsa's quota of forty nurses was raised with com- 
paratively little difficulty. Mrs. Lindsey was given valuable 
assistance in this work by Miss Myrtle Levy. The superior pub- 
licity work of Miss Ann Evans was a contributing factor in the 
success of all the war campaigns conducted by the women of 
Tulsa County. 

INVESTIGATION DEPARTMENT 

One of the busiest and most effective departments of the 
Tulsa County Council of National Defense was a well organized 
investigation department composed of officers of large experi- 
ence. Every matter that came to the attention of the Council, 
whether a suspicion of a minor infraction or a flagrant violation, 
was turned over to a corps of efficient detectives for a definite 
report thereon. The work was done by Miller, Painter and Jones, 
special agents. 

The trails led in all directions. Liberty Bond slackers, lo- 
cated in Florida were made to see the wisdom of giving loyal 
support to war measures. Questionable corporations felt the 
hand of the defense body and withdrew their stock from the mar- 
ket. Solicitors refrained from disposing of stock in unreliable 
concerns in exchange for Government Bonds. Men were sought 
in California for evading their duties. 

The Council pursued a definite policy — let no guilty man 
escape. Its fame for ferreting out and bringing to justice evil- 
doers became widespread. 

Among the memoirs of this branch of sleuthing is an exten- 
sive collection of photographs and descriptions of residents of 
Tulsa whose movements came under the surveillance of the Coun- 
cil 

As a result of the indefatigable labors of this department 
the following docket was disposed of: 

Eighty-four cases of disloyalty. Many of the persons inves- 
tigated were sent to an insane asylum. 

Eighteen desertions reported. Twelve deserters were 
caught and returned to army camps. 

Twenty-four persons applying for Red Cross work were in- 
vestigated. 

Six cases of undeserved allotments. Reports were made to 
the proper government department for action. 

Four failures to fill out questionnaires. Thirteen of these 
were inducted into the army. 



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Eighty-one failures to register cases. Many of these were 
inducted into the service. 

One case of helping to evade draft. This case was turned 
over to the court. 

Four men in draft failing to support families. Information 
concerning these men was given to the exemption board. 

Twenty Liberty Bond slackers. These were made to see the 
light. 

Thirteen cases of defrauding soldiers' families. Action was 
taken in every case and the matter adjusted. 

Seventeen questionable stock corporations. Stopped sale 
of stock in each case. 

A total of 319 cases with a full report on each case is con- 
tained in files of the Council. The total does not include the nu- 
merous petty cases investigated but not recorded. 

WAR CENSORSHIP COMMITTEE 

The growing magnitude of the war and subsequent enor- 
mous increase in the demands of the Government upon the peo- 
ple of the country for financial support, relief work and personal 
service required that every precaution be exercised to conserve 
and protect the financial and physical resources of the people 
for the most important calls. 

To this end, the Tulsa County Council of National Defense 
on January 28, 1918, at the request of National and State Coun- 
cils and at the suggestion of the Tulsa Chamber of Commerce, 
created a War Censorship Committee composed of Colonel Clar- 
ence B. Douglas, general secretary of the Chamber of Com- 
merce, chairman ; E. R. Kemp, American Red Cross ; J. M. Berry, 
Navy League of the United States ; H. C. Tyrell, Y. M. C. A., and 
J. Burr Gibbons, Council of Defense. 

The duty of this committee was to pass upon all proposed 
campaigns for war relief. This committee, by reason of its 
personnel, was familiar with every war activity and every re- 
quirement of the Government, and its purpose was to protect 
and conserve the finances, services and sympathies of the citi- 
zens of Tulsa from the appeal of unnecessary and questionable 
war demands. 

The Tulsa County Council of National Defense requested the 
officers and members of each and every civic organization in 
Tulsa to refer all proposed war movements to the War Censor- 
ship Committee before allowing them to be presented at a reg- 
ular meeting consequently, no campaign was countenanced by 
any institution or organization which did not first have the writ- 
ten endorsement of this committee. 

Inestimable good resulted from the untiring efforts of this 



NATIONAL DEFENSE WORK 71 

committee in protecting the city from impostors and unnecessary 
contributions. 

Tulsa, with its well merited reputation for treasure and 
generosity, had attracted scores of promoters from outside, who 
flooded the city with ingenious and plausible calls for money. In 
their attempts to capitalize the patriotism of the community 
they came armed with letters and credentials, to establish the 
worthlessness of which frequently required minute investiga- 
tion. One solicitor bore credentials from the central office of a 
large and accredited war organization. His request to solicit 
funds in Tulsa was held up by Colonel Douglas pending investi- 
gation. It developed that he had secured his letter through 
false representations, but the fraud had not been exposed until 
he attempted to bilk the Tulsa public. 

So well had many of these emissaries convinced the public 
of the justice and necessity of their respective programs that in 
some instances donors were offended at the peremptory action 
of the committee and the positive declaration that such appeals 
must cease. 

The appeals of reputable but unnecessary organizations 
added to the troubles of the committee and despite its vigilance 
and the warnings sent forth, a number of these people succeeded 
in raising sums varying from $15,000 to $40,000 before their 
campaigns were summarily closed. 

The band of censors eventually became a veritable vigilance 
committee and were occasionally required to discountenance 
meritious but inoportune campaigns. One of these was for the 
relief of devastated France. Persistent personal solicitations, 
begging letters, the importuning of citizens and societies in many 
harassing ways became an almost daily experience of the guard- 
ians of Tulsa's funds who became unpopular with "grafters" and 
fakirs, but who were the means of conserving large sums of 
money through the operations of the Tulsa War Censorship 
Committee. 

LEGAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE 

One of the busiest branches of the Tulsa County Council of 
National Defense was the Legal Advisory Committee of which 
Judge John B. Meserve was chairman. Judge Meserve was city 
attorney at the time of his appointment as legal advisor of the 
County Council of which body he was a member. Previous to the 
creation of the legal advisory committee all investigations were 
handled by a committee consisting of J. Burr Gibbons, W. E. 
Hudson and Earl Sneed. 

The Legal Advisory Committee conducted the investigation 
of cases of military slackers, adjusted matters effecting the 



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production and transportation of war necessities and met the 
many demands imposed upon the committee by the moratorium 
act. This act provided that no suits be brought on claims against 
soldiers in service. A number of cases developed both in Tulsa 
and at other points in the county, where property sold on the 
installment plan and on which payments were due, was taken 
away from the widow or mother of the man in service. In all 
cases the persons making such sales were induced to return the 
property thus seized or to reimburse the dependent for pay- 
ments already made. Free legal advice was also given to families 
of men in service. In fulfilling this task the committee was 
splendidly assisted by the entire legal fraternity of Tulsa, all 
members unhesitatingly performing any service which was 
asked of them by the committee. On September 4, 1918, the 
County Council decided that all questionnaires should be filed 
and returned within one week from the day they were received, 
notaries public being qualified to swear in the registrants. Four 
places in Tulsa were kept open at night for that purpose. This 
entailed considerable extra work for the legal committee. 

A digest of the Soldiers and Sailors' Act, or moratorium, 
prepared by Judge Horace Speed, facilitated the settlement of 
cases under that law without having to resort to the courts. 

NON-WAR CONSTRUCTION BOARD 

During the final period of the war when the stocks of con- 
struction and building materials were becoming depleted owing 
to the demands of the Army and Navy and when reduced trans- 
portation facilities and a scarcity of labor made new construc- 
tion inadvisable, the Non-War Construction Board was organized 
in Washington and through the State Council of Defense local 
boards were organized in every county in Oklahoma. The duty 
of this board was to limit construction and building operations 
to a minimum. 

Numerous requests from local concerns to facilitate ship- 
ments of machinery were heard and granted. A number of 
permits to build were granted, but many were refused. Among 
those which were granted by the local board several were dis- 
approved when the report reached the Oklahoma State Council 
of Defense, the last resort in the State. A committee consisting 
of H. C. Tyrell, Mayor C. H. Hubbard and Harry W. Kiskaddon 
was appointed by the County Council to prepare briefs on such 
applications as were disapproved by the State Council and to 
present this argument in favor of local construction to the State 
Committee on October 20th, 1918. 

The local priority and non-war construction committee con- 
sisted of H. C. Tyrell, chairman, J. J. Larkin, George E. Black, 
G. E. Williamson and Wash E. Hudson. 



II. 

HOME GUARD 

In the exigencies of the fateful days of the World War, it was 
the good fortune of few agencies to play as important a role as 
that which reflected glory on the Tulsa County Home Guard. 
Their usefulness broke the bounds of the county and of the State 
and became international in its scope. 

In combatting duplicity and treachery at home the Tulsa 
County Home Guard Company did yeoman service. In preserving 
the security of the fireside and the safety of the monster indus- 
trial concerns threatened by activities of disloyal agencies, the 
Home Guard allayed anxiety. As an instrument in maintaining 
the morale of the cosmopolitan population of Tulsa and the oil 
fields when life and property were imperilled, the Home Guard 
won a high place in Tulsa County history. 

But it was the performance of a great National service that 
added to its career a unique touch not evident in the campaign of 
any other war organization in Oklahoma. 

A great emergency had arisen. America had been called 
on to furnish every barrel of crude oil, every gallon of gasoline, 
every pint of lubricating oil that could be wrested from the earth 
or refiinery in order that the life of transportation on land and 
sea might be sustained. Insofar as the production of energy 
was concerned, Tulsa was the very heart of the Nation. It was 
the center not only of production but of the shipment of the 
refined product which became an important factor in naval trans- 
portation operations. 

A feeling of unrest had been evident throughout the country 
due to the threatening attitude of the I. W. W. and kindred or- 
ganizations. Raids on the oil industry were threatened. In the 
midst of this situation an incident occurred which gave birth to 
a volunteer Home Guard. The residence of J. Edgar Pew, vice- 
president and general manager of the Carter Oil Company, was 
partially destroyed by the explosion of a bomb, and the occu- 
pants, though uninjured, narrowly escaped with their lives. 
This was accepted as the initial act in the proposed reign of ter- 
ror and the citizenship of Tulsa accepted the challenge. On the 
night, in October, 1917, following the explosion, over six hun- 
dred men volunteered for service in the Home Guard. This num- 
ber rapidly increased to one thousand. 

Home Guard companies had been created by order of Gov- 
ernor Williams to act in conjunction with the Councils of Defense 

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of their respective counties. They were county institutions and 
no part of a State military organization. 

L. W. Rook, a former army officer and an attorney of 
Tulsa, on recommendation of the Tulsa County Council of Na- 
tional Defense, was commissioned by the Governor as captain 
and recruiting officer for these volunteers. In a conference with 
Governor Williams he was given authority to recruit two com- 
panies under power given the Governor by the National Defense 
Act of June 3, 1916. The colored population also rallied strong- 
ly to the call for volunteers. They were given instruction by 
their chosen leaders who had seen service in the regular army. 
This colored company, however, was never mustered into service. 

With the exception of alien enemies, there was no differ- 
ence noted in the loyalty of the men of various nationalities 
which made up the citizenship of Tulsa, all responding to every 
call without hesitation. 

In February, 1918, Captain Rook was called into the service 
of the United States. Company A, commanded by Capt. L. J. F. 
Rooney, and Company B, under command of Capt. Mowry Bates, 
were by order of the Governor shortly after merged into one 
company. 

The companies transferred their headquarters from Con- 
vention Hall to the armory located at the corner of Fifth street 
and South Boston avenue, the use of which was donated by the 
school board. 

An election of officers of the merged companies resulted as 
follows : L. J. F. Rooney, captain ; B. F. Rothstein, first lieuten- 
ant; Byron Kirkpatrick, C. W. Daley and W. L. Correll second 
lieutenants. J. Rea Owen was appointed first sergeant. 

A total of $27,000 was expended for equipment and main- 
tenance, the best grade of uniforms, arms, ammunition and 
equipment available having been purchased. Of this sum R. M. 
McFarlin advanced $17,000 for the initial purchase. 

The original companies had comprised 200 men each. Many 
of these found service elsewhere. The new combined companies 
were organized under the name of the Tulsa County Home Guard 
and comprised 100 men. 

The Tulsa County Home Guard served as a training school 
for those who who left its ranks to enter the National service. The 
records shows that this company sent out 300 men who later 
became officers and non-commissioned officers in the various 
branches of the service, receiving rapid promotion as a result 
of the training received in this organization. On reaching train- 
ing camps these men immediately took over squads and even 
companies of recruits. 

While in command of the Home Guard Captain Rooney was 



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also department commander of the United States Spanish War 
Veterans with fifteen active camps under his jurisdiction in the 
State. These camps, at his orders, furnished the first rallying 
force for State defense and the training of recruits for guard 
work in Oklahoma. These veterans afterward became leaders in 
National Guard movements. Seventy joined the Tulsa Home 
Guard and aided materially in its development. 

The Home Guard possessed full field equipment. Rifle prac- 
tice at the range of the Tulsa Rifle Club, two miles north of the 
city on the Archer farm, and field practice constituted a large 
part of their training. 

Besides the active members who were subject to call day or 
night, there was a supernumerary list of one hundred plain 
clothesmen, who were on duty throughout the county and who 
reported all rumors and suspicious movements. 

Members of the Home Guard were at the command of any 
individual or company who needed their services. A squad was 
constantly on guard at the armory, this number being increased 
to fifty or one hundred in an incredibly short time when required. 
Telephone messages received either during the day or night 
commanded immediate attention. Night vigils were kept 
throughout the intensely cold winter of 1917-18. These were 
known to but few persons outside the organization. Man hunts 
frequently indulged in were accomplished under cover of the 
strictest secrecy. 

The fact that from one hundred to four hundred well-armed 
men were readily available for any emergency had a quieting 
effect on all disturbing elements. Fortunately the forces main- 
tained by oil and other companies proved adequate to control the 
situation. 

The Home Guard was unique. In several respects it was 
a remarkable organization and it is improbable that its counter- 
part could be assembled from the local population anywhere else 
in the United States. 

As if by magic, at the call for service there sprang from 
every corner of the city and county that type of fighter which 
is rapidly dying out and which only an emergency could serve 
to assemble. The ranks of the Home Guard were made up of 
soldiers of fortune — men who had served in many wars; ad- 
venturers who had risked the terrors of the Klondike and braved 
the hardships of the African deserts; old Indian fighters who 
later had taken up arms in the Spanish- American war; a dozen 
men who could saddle a horse and rope a steer in record time; 
former members of the famous Northwest Mounted Police and 
of the equally famed constabulary of Pennsylvania; there were 
Scores of dead shots, some among the best in the state; ex- 



76 TULSA COUNTY IN THE WORLD WAR 

sheriffs and deputies, many of whom had made names for them- 
selves as Osage police in dangerous times; gunmen, rough-rid- 
ers, army men who had served in the Boxer uprising in China and 
had fought in Central American revolutions ; Americans who had 
shouldered rifles in Mexican guerrilla warfare; former Texas 
rangers, one of whom had been shot six times and who still 
carries three bullets in his body. There were full-bloods and half- 
breed Indians who knew well the use of the gun, and former 
secret service officers eager for more mysteries to uncover; in 
fact the organization was of a character so unusual and pro- 
nounced as to attract widespread attention. Most of these men 
were skilled in the professions and trades. A force of skilled 
engineers might have been recruited from the company. Me- 
chanics, college men and disciplined soldiers were there. Few 
emergencies could have arisen which could not have been han- 
dled on the spot. 

Four companies of the present National Guard were re- 
cruited and officered largely from the Home Guard. These em- 
braced two line companies, a supply company and a sanitary unit 
which today form a part of the Oklahoma National Guard Bri- 
gade. Later in the war younger men took the places of the 
original volunteers who were called to other fields of military 
activity. 

Squads of the Home Guard were frequently called out to 
watch alarming symptoms in the city and at points near Tulsa. 
They added in guarding government aviation property and belated 
aviators landing near Tulsa at all hours of the night added greatly 
to their labors. They also maintained a force at the detention 
camp, rounding up women suspects, guarding the home night 
and day and feeding the inmates of that institution. They fur- 
nished guards, rendering day and night service, throughout the 
epidemic of Spanish influenza. Red Cross nurses were given 
military instruction. 

Efficient service was rendered in the slacker raid conducted 
throughout the country on August 17, 1918, the Home Guard 
detaining over two thousand suspects among whom were dis- 
covered a large number of delinquents. These were unable to 
show registration cards and were held for investigation. 

When the Work or Fight order was issued the Home Guard 
rounded up hundreds of idlers and one hundred were signed for 
work in war factories. 

The Home Guard was a prominent factor in all parades and 
patriotic celebrations held in Tulsa during the war and acted as 
military escort to prominent war speakers. 

When their services were required the Home Guard aided the 
police department in handling street traffic. 



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In appreciation of the services rendered by Captain Rooney 
the Tulsa County Council of National Defense passed a resolu- 
tion commending his skill and devotion which was largely re- 
sponsible for the high degree of efficiency attained by the Tulsa 
Company. After the signing of the armistice, in recognition of 
his ability he received a commission as major of the Oklahoma 
National Guard. In this connection Adjutant General Gipson 
wrote Major Rooney: "I assure you that both the Governor and 
Adjutant General fully appreciate the splendid work which you 
have done (in connection with the Home Guard) and feel sure 
that a great benefit to the National Guard will result by reason 
of your association with it." 

The original roster of the Tulsa Home Guard was as fol- 
lows: 

Commissioned Officers — L. F. J. Rooney, captain; Ben F. 
Rothstein, first lieutenant ; J. Rea Owen, second lieutenant ; S. B. 
Forst, second lieutenant. 

Sergeants — A. M. Atkinson, E. F. Moore, J. F. Illian, C. 
Copman, Tom Meagher, Ed Sanders, Van Voorhis, Roy Stanley, 
and H. J. Swarts. 

Corporals— C. A. Double, D. A. Estey, H. G. Westlake, A. 
Lawrence, S. J. Hunt, A. E. Garrett, A. T. Thorne, R. L. Sher- 
row, and J. 0. Cratree. 

Privates— W. L. Anderson, C. D. Atkins, W. J. Birch, S. W. 
Barns, T. E. Barnett, L. L. Bash, R. C. Beaty, H. B. Bellmont, 
J. B. Bishop, E. J. Bonenberger, George Bowman, J. W. Blyth, 
H. T. Burkey, L. T. Brooks, J. 0. Chamers, W. L. Davis, J. W. 
Davis, C. E. DeClaspel, Joe DeVina, C. E. Dillon, C. L. Dawson, 
Paul Easton, W. L. Garner, J. A. Harrison, C. Henry, Eli Hensley, 
F. D. Howard, C. H. Hudson, C. Imes, G. L. Jones, E. J. Jones, 
R. K. Jones, R. J. Knidles, S. H. Keaton, E. E. Kratz, H. Lam- 
bert, J. Lane, K. D. Lewis, G. R. Lewis, L. L. Lemon, J. P.Lloyd, 
H. Lowe, E. F. Lonsdale, S. J. McGee, F. F. McCaulley, R. E. 
McHenry, W. R. Michael, G. T. Moss, Overman, T. G. Park, 
Frank Pope, W. W. Potorff, Paul Pritchard, C. A. Robinett, F. 
Schmidt, H. R. Shanks, R. N. Shanks, J. A. Sherrow, L. E. 
Sherrow, Leo Spring, W. Steene, H. J. Stone, Len Stone, E. H. 
Storey, H. O. Striker, E. M. Stroud, H. Sullivan, C. W. Sowers, 
Glen Wardell, P. C. Wester, H. S. Wenner, Joe Welch. 

Ill 

VICTORY CHORUS 

To aid in maintaining with undiminished force the spirit of 
patriotism which swept Tulsa County and to sustain the morale 
of the people preceding and throughout the big war drives, the 



78 TULSA COUNTY IN THE WORLD WAR 

Victory Chorus or community sings was inaugurated by the 
Tulsa County Council of Defense. This was one of the most 
spectacular and effective features of Tulsa's great war pro- 
gram. As many as twenty thousand people would gather at a 
time on the main thoroughfares of the city, united in song, the 
volume of harmony often carrying the distance of a mile. The 
Victory Chorus was organized at a meeting called by the County 
Council and held at the Chamber of Commerce on August 26th, 
1918. A general committee of fifty and an executive committee 
of nine were selected to have active charge of the work. The 
executive body consisted of Robert Boice Carson, chairman; Dr. 
Arthur Lee O'Dell, representing Kendall College, secretary; Col. 
Clarence B. Douglas, representing the Chamber of Commerce; 
W. O. Buck, representing the Four-Minute Men; John A. Wood- 
ward, representing the civic clubs; Mrs. R. F. McArthur, repre- 
senting the women of Tulsa; Harry W. Kiskaddon, representing 
the Council of Defense; M. J. McNulty, representing the civic 
government; E. E. Oberholtzer, representing the city schools, 
and J. Burr Gibbons, ex-officio. 

Robert Boice Carson became the director and moving spirit 
of these sings. He was aided by Mrs. McArthur, who also col- 
lected musical instruments and phonograph records for the men 
in training camps. Harry W. Kiskaddon was organist and A. 
D. Young bugler. A $450 organ was purchased and outdoor 
meetings were held weekly and later semi-weekly, Convention 
Hall being used at times. 

These sings were held on Main Street from Fourth to Fifth 
Street. A platform was erected in front of Council of Defense 
headquarters for the use of the leaders and assisting musicians. 
J. Prothero, president, and Grafton G. Cox, secretary, of Local 
No. 94 of the Musicians' Union, tendered the services of that 
organization which contributed much to the success of these 
meetings. On one occasion a military band was brought from 
Ft. Sill to participate in a special program. 

At these meetings four-minute speeches were made and 
patriotic enthusiasm reigned supreme. Tulsa was singing her- 
self to victory. The city traffic department closed the thorough- 
fares leading to Victory Square to all traffic except to pedes- 
trians. The streets were roped off at 7:30 p. m. when the crowd 
began to assemble. The singing lasted from 8 until 9:30, even 
then the immense audience dispersed reluctantly. 

One hundred thousand copies of a pamphlet containing 
"Liberty Songs" were circulated gratis. These pamphlets also 
contained national songs of sentiment. The most popular of the 
patriotic songs was "Star Spangled Banner," followed closely 



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by "America Beautiful" and the "Battle Hymn of the Republic." 
Then in their order in the hearts of a war-stirred people came 
"America," "Old Folks at Home," "Annie Laurie" and "Land of 
Mine." 

Community sings were also organized at Bixby, Skiatook 
and Broken Arrow. 

IV 
DISTRICT COUNCILS 

One of the most vital agencies in the winning of the war 
was the Community Councils. These were sub-divisions of the 
County Councils of Defense and throughout Oklahoma were 
generally known as School District Councils of Defense. They 
formed a liason between the people and the Government and 
furnished a basis for understanding and sympathy which it 
would have been difficult to supply by any other means. 

In Tulsa County the system of Community Councils was 
somewhat different from that generally employed. While each 
community had its entity and became directly responsible for its 
achievements or failures many of these were grouped under 
general War Councils which had their headquarters at Skiatook 
and Broken Arrow. 

Among the most active of the larger districts were Skiatook, 
Broken Arrow, Bixby, Sand Springs, Catoosa, Dawson, Sperry, 
Wekiwa, Glenpool, Alsuma (in the Broken Arrow area), Red 
Fork, West Tulsa, and Leonard. District No. 32 also had its 
own Council. The smaller districts did good work and con- 
tributed much to the splendid showing made by Tulsa County. 

The Community Councils system in Oklahoma was the out- 
come of a meeting called in Oklahoma City on January 16th, 
1918, by the Oklahoma State Council of Defense. It was de- 
cided by representatives of all counties that on February 1st, 
representatives of school districts should meet with the County 
Councils of Defense, a president being appointed at such meet- 
ings for each district and the vice-president and secretary to 
be elected by the District Council. Intensive propaganda was 
waged for memberships in these District Councils with the result 
that they became in every sense representative bodies and in a 
measure made every citizen a war worker. 

The functions of these bodies were practically the same 
as those of the County Councils, but the citizens had the right 
of appeal to the County Council of Defense. 

Through District Councils a clearer view of the Govern- 
ment's policies and measures was had by the public as the work 
of education was brought to every door. Personality was sup- 



80 TULSA COUNTY IN THE WORLD WAR 

pressed and in numerous cases factions which for years had been 
at variance were united in harmoniously working organizations. 

The General plan of District Councils was carried out in 
Tulsa County. In districts under the jurisdiction of the Broken 
Arrow War Council, for example, the Council of Defense officers 
joined with the heads of other war movements in forming the 
local branch of the War Council and to these local bodies all 
war matters were referred. 

While the City of Tulsa did marvelous things in greatly ex- 
ceeding its quota in practically all demands every section of the 
County did its full duty in the winning of the World War. 






O. L. GLAND 



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MISS ELIZABETH DENTON 



L. L. WILES, chairman Skiatook War Council and head of all drives in Skiatook 
war area, credited with being the most active district in Oklahoma in War Work. 

O. C. BROOKS, chairman District Council of Defense at Red Fork and leader of 
early drives in district. 

O. L. BLAND, secretary Red Fork District Council of Defense. 

MISS ELIABETH DENTON, Home Demonstrator Skiatook War Relief Com- 
mittee. 





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F. S. HURD, chairman Broken Arrow War Council and leader of all war drives 
in that area. 

R. B. MITCHELL, vice-chairman Broken Arrow War Council ; member of County 
Fuel Administration. 

CHARLES E. FOSTER, secretary-treasurer Broken Arrow War Council. 




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MRS. FRANK A. HASKELL, Chairman Women's Division, May, 1918, Red Cross 
Campaign and of Fourth Loan Campaign. 

MRS. W. N. SILL, District Chairman for Women in Third and Fourth Liberty 
Loans and the Victory Loan drives. 

MRS. A. W. ROTH, President Y. W. C. A., Chairman Women's Division of 
Navy League, Chairman Women's Division United War Work Campaign, member 
Executive Committee 1917 Christmas Red Cross Drive. 

MRS. G. M. RANSOM, County Chairman for Women in Third Liberty Loan 
drive. , „ _ j .J 




MRS. MINNETTE HEDGES, County Chairman for Women in Victory Loan 
Campaign, member Tulsa County Fuel Board, Chairman Junior Red Cross Chapter, 
Chairman for County Schools in W. S. S. drive. 

MRS. C. J. HARRY (Miss Hilda Jones), County Manager for Women in Victory 
Loan Campaign. 

MRS. CHARLES E. LAHMAN, Champion War Mother in United States, having 
written 1,000 letters to soldiers ; Godmother of Tulsa Ambulance Company. 

MISS JESSIE SHANNON, Director of Home Demonstration Work in Tulsa. 



V 
SKIATOOK WAR COUNCIL 

Submerging individual identity for the common good, the 
continuous labors in what was known as the Skiatook war 
area were concentrated into a single, prolonged, concerted 
grapple with the enemy. Although the burden of the work fell 
upon the Skiatook War Council, every citizen who did his bit 
shared equally in the glory of service. No personal identifica- 
tion was announced in connection with any of the campaigns, the 
net results being offered to the country as a whole. 

The spirit of the community is indicated by the tone of the 
following note which was sent to seventy-five citizens who had 
been selected as leaders in the first Y. M. C. A. drive : 

DEAR PATRIOTIC CITIZEN: 

"You are drafted in the Cause of Liberty to fight and help 
win the battles which are before us today. A meeting will be 
held in Skiatook Tuesday night, November 20th, at eight o'clock, 
in the Masonic clubroom, for the purpose of organizing and per- 
fecting plans for this cause. You have been selected by the 
Skiatook War Relief Committee because of your fitness to ren- 
der a vitally important service. The time has come when every 
able bodied citizen must act in defense of his home and country. 
We expect you to be at this meeting. Do not fail." 

They did not fail. Seventy-five of these letters were sent 
out — seventy-five wide-awake, willing patriots responded, and 
seventy-five men were engaged in this work continuously until 
it was completed. 

The Skiatook War Council stands out picturesquely among 
district organizations. Within a week from the day that war 
was declared, the entire community was aroused to action. The 
citizens realized that they, as Americans, would be called upon to 
contribute their time, resources and their energies to the de- 
fense of home and country. With vision broader than was ap- 
parent in many localities they immediately organized. The spe- 
cific manner in which they could assist their Government did not 
at once unfold itself to them, but they applied for a Red Cross 
charter. Later, when the Tulsa County Chapter of the Ameri- 
can Red Cross was organized, Skiatook relinquished its claim 
for a charter and became a branch of the county organization. 

But the Red Cross served as an agency for action. Without 
further authority than the filing of the application for a char- 

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82 TULSA COUNTY IN THE WORLD WAR 

ter, Mrs. L. L. Wiles effected an organization with twelve mem- 
bers. This number later grew to 250. The first of the Red 
Cross and Liberty Loan drives were put over in hit-or-miss 
fashion, however the quota was exceeded. It was at this juncture 
that the citizens of Skiatook realized that the winning of the 
war was a business proposition; that future drives must be 
conducted along business lines. Like the boys at the front, they 
realized that this was a piece of work that had to be done and 
that the earlier it was finished the less it would interfere with 
normal business. They then organized a system under which 
every drive was put over in one day. On those days every busi- 
ness house in town was closed. On t he door was posted the 
sign, "Closed for War Relief Work." The only exceptions to this 
order were garages which were left open for the convenience of 
the various committees, the railway station and restaurants. 

The town of Skiatook is peculiarly situated. Located on the 
line of Tulsa County, more than half of the district lies in Osage 
County. The greater part of the bank deposits come from Osage 
County. 

In the fall of 1917, L. L. Wiles, cashier of the Oklahoma 
National Bank, worked out a plan under which the community 
operated throughout the war. He drew up a map of Skiatook's 
trade territory which covered a twelve-mile strip of country 
twenty-five miles long. Every business man in the town was 
furnished one of these maps. A meeting was called and the 
Skiatook War Relief Committee was organized with L. L. Wiles 
as chairman. Wiles appointed a staff of ten persons which con- 
stituted the Skiatook War Council and which became the exe- 
cutive branch of the War Relief Committee. This Council di- 
rected all war activities in the Skiatook area, each member be- 
ing charged with a specific duty. The following is the personnel 
of the Council: L. L. Wiles, chairman; L. H. Taylor, Food Ad- 
ministrator; Dr. A. J. Butts, chairman of the District Council 
of Defense; C. H. Cleveland, Fuel and Transportation Adminis- 
trator; F. F. Cochran, secretary-treasurer; A. W. Lucas, in 
charge of agriculture. 

Representing the Red Cross division on the Council were: 
Mrs. L. L. Wiles, chairman; Mrs. R. E. Gilbert, vice chairman; 
Mrs. E. E. Nickle, secretary, and Mrs. W. M. Calvin, treasurer. 
They were assisted by Mrs. C. E. Holt, vice chairman and Mrs. 
R. J. Greenwood, assistant treasurer of the Red Cross Chapter. 
Miss Elizabeth Denton served the War Relief Committee as home 
demonstrator. 

When a meeting was called dealing with matters pertaining 
to the Fuel Administration, the local Fuel Administrator took 
the chair. So it was with every department of the Council. 



NATIONAL DEFENSE WORK 83 

The trade territory was divided into sections in charge of 
150 captains who were assisted by over 200 lieutenants. The rat- 
ing of every man and woman in the area was filed with the com- 
mittee for future reference ; however, throughout the campaign, 
not a single assessment was made. 

The Masonic hall and clubrooms were placed at the dis- 
posal of the Council for the period of the war. When a drive 
was planned a call was sent out to the captains and on the day 
named between 300 and 400 active workers met at the Masonic 
hall. The plan of the campaign was outlined and the day of 
the drive, usually Monday, was decided upon. On the Sunday 
night preceding each drive a mass meeting was called at the 
newly constructed War Auditorium. From 3,000 to 4,000 people, 
representing every part of the territory, responded. The captains 
and lieutenants were there. Churches were closed, rousing 
speeches were made and the people were asked to make their 
contributions in anticipation of the drive on the morrow. 

As an example of how this plan worked, the Sunday night 
preceding the opening of the Fourth Liberty Loan may be cited. 
Skiatook's quota in this loan was $85,000. Over 3,000 people 
attended the mass meeting and $59,000 was subscribed on the 
spot. On the following day the quota was oversubscribed 100 
per cent. 

When the announcement was made that all business con- 
cerns were to close their doors for a whole day, some objection 
was raised on the score that such a measure would stop the 
wheels of commerce. Grain elevators and cotton gins being 
closed, farmers had to wait over twenty-four hours before 
transacting their business. This condition, however, proved 
to be an advantage in that it brought the war home to the people 
very forcibly and in a manner which they would not be likely to 
forget. 

As the War Relief Committee comprised the entire com- 
munity every member felt a personal pride and obligation in the 
success of these drives. Tulsa newspapers were requested to 
mention no names in connection with these campaigns, but to 
credit the Committee as a whole with the results. The com- 
munity spirit in patriotic service gained impetus with the pro- 
gress of the war. At the time of the signing of the armistice 
the Skiatook War Relief Committee was not only the most effi- 
cient unit in the county but was wielding a powerful influence 
for good in all civic affairs. Skiatook was 100 per cent patriotic 
in every sense of the word. Its service flag contained 165 stars. 
The four gold stars indicated the patriots who made the supreme 
sacrifice; the five silver stars represent the wounded men; 
there were 104 blue stars for the men who went overseas, and 52 



84 TULSA COUNTY IN THE WORLD WAR 

red stars for those who were in service in training camps at 
home. 

Children of the Skiatook war area were among its most 
ardent patriots. Members of the Junior Red Cross reflecting 
the spirit of the times made many voluntary solicitations. Se- 
quoyah Rogers, the twelve-year-old son of the late chief of the 
Cherokees, raised $10,500 in the Victory Loan. 

Skiatook doubled its quota in every war drive. A total of 
$374,400 was raised exclusive of War Savings Stamp pledges. 
This amount included $352,300 subscribed in the five Liberty 
Loan drives, and $22,100 in the Red Cross and kindred cam- 
paigns. Through a well-devised plan it was so arranged that the 
burden of subscription fell most heavily upon the moneyed people 
of the community. In certain instances laborers and salaried 
people were advised against giving as largely as they proposed as 
such giving would have worked a hardship. 

In the Y. M. C. A. War Relief Budget drive a maximum of 
$20 was placed on donations throughout the district and $1,700 
was raised in excess of the quota. From Wild Horse, a small 
village near Skiatook, $640 was taken. All expense incidental 
to the various campaigns was assumed by the committee. 

Skiatook went over the top in the two War Savings Stamps 
drives with substantial margins. 

As a result Skiatook is stronger and richer for the sacri- 
fice. During the period of the war the population increased 40 
per cent. Lighting and sewerage systems were installed and 
street paving was extended. The spirit of co-operation generated 
through war service is now evident in all civic affairs. Among 
the town's assets are six well-organized churches, an accredited 
high school and two banks with combined deposits of $750,000. 
The oil and cattle industries have shown a remarkable increase. 
The agricultural department created by the War Service Com- 
mittee solved the labor problems of the farmer and assisted in 
harvesting and marketing of his crops with such efficiency that 
the agriculturists of this community emerged from the struggle 
stronger financially and with greatly improved equipment. 

Following is the list of active workers on the Skiatook 
War Relief Committee, these being assisted by many others 
when occasion arose: 

Finance Committee: George Bradshaw, G. W. Blakeman, 
A. A. Brodie, Ray Branstetter, A. H. Brown, Will Bouton, H. F. 
Blackburn, Ira O. Butts, Jake Baum, W. M. Calvin, C. A. Crock- 
er, W. H. Darnell, Reuben Dye, George Emigh, Ed Fox, Al K. 
Feigly, H. L. Feigly, J. E. Fitzpatrick, Ralph E. Gilbert, R. J. 
Greenwood, T. M. Guilfoyle, W. M. Howell, Clyde Harding, Sam 
Howard, I. F. Heaton, G. M. Hooker, E. L. Johnson, V. H. Jones, 



NATIONAL DEFENSE WORK 85 

Chas. Keech, J. C. King, J. P. Kern, H. L. King, W. H. Lovitt, 
Fred Lynde, John Lynde, J. M. Lytle, Andy Loy, R. F. Lee, C. 
R. Montgomery, R. W. McDowell, C. P. McKinney, H. B. Mc- 
Culloch, George Newman, R. L. Nabors, Sam L. Nabors, Dr. L. 
A. O'Brien, S. H. Perrier, J. R. Phillips, E. H. Profitt, Frank 
Phillips, J. S. Perrier, C. A. Proper, O. A. Ririe, C. F. Rogers, 
R. A. Stephens, John H. Stevens, H. J. Steinberger, C. E. 
Strange, Al Sandeen, I. H. Terhune, A. E. Townsend, J. L. 
Wheatley, E. G. Woods, Ed Wallace, W. J. Williams, E. A. Walter, 
J. H. LaGoullon and H. B. Cox. 

Committee Chairmen: Clay Cross, Gen. Publicity; L. H. 
Taylor, Home Service Red Cross; J. W. Owen, Conservation; 
Elizabeth Denton, Junior Red Cross, Home Demonstrator 
and Domestic Science; Mrs. S. F. Hyde, Home Nursing; Miss 
Emma Stringer, Red Cross Publicity; Mrs. A. E. Townsend, 
Knitting ; Mrs. Reuben Dye, Surgical Dressing ; Mrs. T. J. Tyner, 
Mrs. L. P. Griggs, Mrs. H. F. Blackburn and Mrs. M. J. Cox, 
Workroom Managers. 

VI 

BROKEN ARROW 

To the supervision of Broken Arrow was left the conduct 
of all war activities in eleven school districts in Tulsa County 
and a number of others in Wagoner County. The parent organ- 
ization, the Broken Arrow War Council, was composed of men 
who were at the head of the leading war organizations, and all 
labors and investigations of whatever character — Council of De- 
fense, Food Administration, Liberty Loan or Red Cross — became 
their special charge. The War Council proper was what might 
be called a close corporation, being composed of four members, 
all residents of Broken Arrow. Eleven branch Councils similarly 
had charge of Council of Defense, war drives and other work. 
When difficulties arose in the ranks of the school districts the 
cases were taken to the War Council. 

The purpose of this body was to handle all war measures 
in what is known as the Broken Arrow trade territory. All data 
and instructions from the Tulsa County Council of National De- 
fense was received by the War Council and handed down by 
them to the school districts. After the Second Liberty Loan 
each school district was assigned its quota and none ever failed 
to attain it. A corps of fifteen Four-Minute Men was maintained 
at Broken Arrow. When others were needed the county organ- 
ization at Tulsa was quick to supply them. These men were 
sent out by twos to all local points where meetings were held pre- 
ceding and during the big drives. To the lot of one of these fell 
the duty of making a patriotic speech — to the other that of ex- 



86 TULSA COUNTY IN THE WORLD WAR 

plaining to the audience the manner in which the pledges or 
subscriptions should be made. The meetings were usually held 
in school houses and were well attended. Music was furnished 
by the central body. 

The Broken Arrow War Council was organized March 27th 
1918, preparatory to launching the Third Liberty Loan. The 
First and Second Loan campaigns had been conducted more gen- 
erally by individuals, and were not the results of organized ef- 
forts. The quotas had been reached more as a result of the 
banks assuming a larger proportion of the burden than was in- 
tended to fall upon them than by popular subscription. 

The effect of the organization throughout the trade area 
was soon apparent. The Tulsa County quota in the Third Loan 
for the eleven school districts was $89,000 and the amount sub- 
scribed $110,950, the total number of subscribers being 1,349. 
In the Fourth Loan the quota was $149,000 and $156,000 was 
taken by 1,227 subscribers. One individual subscription of 
$7,000, another of $5,000 and three others for $2,500 each 
headed the list. The total subscription in the five Liberty Loans 
was $465,000, the First being $26,450, the Second $28,600 and 
the Victory Loan $143,000. 

All of the Red Cross campaigns were well supported. In 
May, 1918, when the district largely oversubscribed its quota 
of $7,500, a mammoth auction sale was held at Broken Arrow. 
On the Saturday preceding the drive each town in the area had 
a booth at the big auction sale. Farmers, townfolk, miners and 
oil people from all over the district came to Broken Arrow 
bearing the gifts that were to constitute their donations. These 
were taken to the individual town booth and sold to the highest 
bidder. As purchasers were not looking for bargains on that 
day a large sum was netted. 

The Broken Arrow War Council consisted of the following 
members, the entire operations being under the charge of F. S. 
Hurd. Chairman F. S. Hurd, president of the First National 
Bank, representing the Council of Defense, vice-chairman, Rob- 
ert B. Mitchell, vice-president of the Citizens National Bank, rep- 
resenting the Y. M. C. A. and the Fuel Administration ; secertary 
and treasurer, Charles E. Foster, teller, First National Bank, 
representing the War Savings Stamps campaign, and Rev. Harry 
Morgan. 

The local Four-Minute Men were Z. I. J. Holt, M. T. Howser, 
J. S. Severson, W. T. Brooks, A. G. Bowles, Rev. Harry Morgan, 
J. Wright Young, W. T. Dalton, J. G. Rainey, W. D. Ownby, W. 
J. Cross, Rev. J. C. Watkins, H. H. Middleton, F. S. Hurd and 
R. R Mitchell. 

Following are the chairmen and captains of the War Council 
organizations in the school districts in the Broken Arrow trade 



NATIONAL DEFENSE WORK 87 

territory, the Council of Defense matters having come before 
those bodies for adjustment, failing in which the cases were 
taken to the Broken Arrow War Council for final decision: 

District No. 1, Linn Lane — E. T. Ellison, chairman; R. H. 
Rice, secretary; Walter Hensley and Tom Cox, captains. 

District No. 6, Lonesome Valley — T. W. Smith, chairman; 
W. S. Vanaman, secretary; Butler Gibson, A. S. Harlan, Jim 
Fisher and H. Letterman, captains. For Sunnyside Section — 
W. H. Neas, chairman ; J. A. Dowdy and F. C. Bierbrich, captains. 

District No. 5, Alsuma — S. H. Presley, chairman; C. W. 
Elmore, Earl Cline, W. L. Green, Mrs. S. M. Sanderfer and Mrs. 
Rockner, captains. 

District No. 7, Broken Arrow — F. S. Hurd, chairman; 
Charles E. Foster, secretary; R. B. Mitchell, D. A. Wilson and 
John Watkins, captains for outside territory. 

District No. 8, Central — Okey White, chairman; E. Mercer, 
secretary; O. White, Andy Goins, J. E. Lucas, Marshall Moore, 
George Estes and C. Gamble, captains. 

District No. 11, Elm Grove — H. E. Bart, chairman; Ben 
McKibben, secretary; Harry Scott, Louis Strawhun, P. L. Bolin, 
G. C. Sykes, T. D. Webb and John Brooks, captains. 

District No. 30, Union — Amos Henry, chairman ; A. Bynum, 
J. D. Martin, T. R. Lytte, and Ike McCormack, captains. 

District No. 31, McCullough — G. W. Vohon, chairman; 
William Schuttler, secretary; Mrs. Sam Gaddy, William Schut- 
tler, C. Kramer and C. A. Peterson, captains. 

District No. 36, Willow Springs — J. M. Childers, chairman; 
R. Beasley, vice-chairman; W. W. Creel, secretary; W. W. Creel, 
and Roscoe Beasley, captains. 

District No. 37, Weer — R. F. Morris, chairman; D. B. Lay- 
ton, secretary; D. Dugging, T. L. Mathews, John Rice, J. T. 
Pulliam and D. B. Layton, captains. 

District No. 46, Oak Grove — A. L. Routh, chairman; G. E. 
A. Smith, and L. A. Neiswander, captains. 

SAND SPRINGS 

Sand Springs, though not operating under a regularly organ- 
ized District Council of Defense, met every call that was made 
for the support of the war. Second only to Skiatook, Sand 
Springs went over the top within a day or two in every war drive. 

The Second, Third and Fourth Liberty Loan and the Victory 
Loan drives were managed by C. B. Rawson, cashier of the Sand 
Springs State Bank. In the Second and Third Loans the sub- 
scriptions trebled the quotas, while in the Fourth Loan the 
amount asked for was subscribed over four times. In the Fourth 
Loan there was an oversubscription of 200 per cent. 

The First Loan was handled through Tulsa. 



88 TULSA COUNTY IN THE WORLD WAR 

RED FORK 

Red Fork met all its war obligations. This was accom- 
plished largely through the activities of School District Council 
of Defense No. 28, under the leadership of O. C. Brooks, who 
succeeded W. E. Kerr after the first three months of the organ- 
ization, and O. L. Bland, who succeeded Brooks as secretary. 

The response to all war calls, was prompt. Mr. and Mrs. 
Brooks handled the first two Red Cross campaigns, assisted by 
Mrs. C. L. Thomas and J. S. Egan. With the Council of Defense 
chairman at the head of all campaigns, T. A. Henry actively con- 
ducted the first two Liberty Loan Drives, the Third, Fourth and 
Fifth being managed by Cecil Henry. In both Liberty Loan and 
Red Cross drives the following team captains participated: Carl 
Boberg, R. D. Atkins, N. E. Mays, J. S. Egan, W. E. Kerr and 
C. L. Thomas. 

C. L. Thomas and R. D. Atkins were in charge of the inves- 
tigation squad throughout the life of the Council. 

The Red Cross auxiliary did patriotic service in the work- 
room built and donated by R. M. Brown. The women in charge 
were Mrs. John Hennings, Mrs. Houston Jones and Mrs. C. L. 
Thomas. 

SPERRY 

Sperry went over the top in every war issue. The drives 
for the most part were conducted by J. D. Winters, cashier of 
the State Guaranty Bank. A total of $45,000 was subscribed 
and contributed to war movements. 

BIXBY 

Bixby went over the top in every war drive with the single 
exception of the Victory Loan, there being a small margin lack- 
ing when final adjustments were made. Dr. O. E. Robertson 
was one of the most active members in all drives and in Council 
of Defense work. Food regulations were strictly observed and 
there was little or no trouble on account of slackers in that 
district. 

ALSUMA 

Council of Defense and other work in Alsuma, School Dis- 
trict No. 5, and all war drives were conducted under the general 
plan embraced by the Broken Arrow War Council. Its opera- 
tions, like those of the other branches of that War Council, 
were independent, but instructions were received from, and re- 
ports made to, the Broken Arrow body. 



NATIONAL DEFENSE WORK 89 

The citizenship of the Alsuma district were unreservedly 
patriotic. Samuel H. Presley was chairman of the local Council 
of Defense and Mrs. Minnie Rosser, secretary. Mr. Presley 
headed all the war drives. He was assisted in these by an exec- 
utive committee consisting of William Simpson, C. W. Elmore 
and F. W. Sanderfer. 

In the Second Liberty Loan Alsuma raised $3,500, doubling 
its quota. In the Third Loan subscriptions to the amount of 
$2,200 were taken and a total of $1,700 raised in the Fourth. 
In the Victory Loan campaign the district fell slightly below 
its quota, the total subscription being $500. 

Presley was also food administrator for his district. 

BERRYHILL 

Berryhill School District No. 33, West Tulsa, did itself credit 
throughout the war. Liberty Loans, Red Cross and kindred 
drives were supported liberally. The Council of Defense was 
active whenever activity was required. The officers were James 

D. Doolittle, president; M. V. Cook, vice-president; Hayde 
Bridges, clerk, and J. A. Bacon. 

SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 10 

The Council of Defense and war movement committees 
were very active during the World War and Food Administration 
and other governmental matters received prompt attention. 
Due to incomplete records still in possession of local officers a 
full statement of the war activities is not now available. M. M. 
Jones, Bixby, was chairman; R. L. Davenport, sescretary, and 

E. C. Jones, member of the committee. 

The amount subscribed in the Third Liberty Loan campaign 
was $1,250, and in the Fourth was $700. 

The War Savings Stamps campaign netted a total of $950, 
the Red Cross $44.25. 

This district sent eleven boys to the war, four of whom went 
overseas. 

FISHER DISTRICT 

Throughout the war not a single case of disloyalty was re- 
ported in the Fisher School District, according to the statement 
made by W. C. Best, chairman of the Council of Defense for 
School District No. 21. 

Best was not only head of Defense work in his community, 
but was chairman of all war drive committees. C. J. Smith, 



90 TULSA COUNTY IN THE WORLD WAR 

secertary of the District Council, acted in like capacity in the 
various campaigns to secure funds for war purposes. 

In this work they were assisted by Morris Evans, J. C. 
Huskey and Ira Barrett. 

Every man, woman and child, so far as could be learned 
officially, was a member of the American Red Cross, and the 
district in general applied itself to the end that Red Cross work 
became a fact from the early days of the conflict. 

People donated freely, not only of their time, but of their 
money. Every assessment was cheerfully met. As many Lib- 
erty Bonds were purchased through the banks of Sand Springs, 
Tulsa and Sapulpa as were subscribed for at home, but the home 
reports were satisfactory. 

All food and fuel regulations were rigidly enforced. 

Every boy in the district was in the service of his country, 
and happily Fisher District suffered not a single casualty. 

The women of the District did good service in all war 
campaigns. 

MINGO DISTRICT 

The Defense work in the Mingo School District, No. 13, 
Council of Defense, was done under the supervision of Joe H. 
Berry, chairman, and Miss Anna Komma, secretary, who also 
served on various war drive committees. 

The Liberty Loan drives were conducted by the following 
committee: John McBride, E. L. Morgan, J. P. Hedgecock, J. P. 
Wagoner, R. L. Smith, M. W. Smith and R. B. Finnell. 

The Red Cross membership assessment campaigns were 
made under direction of the following committee: Mrs. C. W. 
Robertson, Mrs. Maggie McBride, Mrs. Florence Morgan and 
Mrs. Iva Flournoy. 

The Red Cross Fund drives were made by Mrs. Iva Flour- 
noy, Mrs. May Privette, Mrs. Maggie McBride, Mrs. Florence 
Morgan and Miss Anna Komma. 

The United War Work campaign committee consisted of 
R. B. Finnell and Joe H. Berry. 

The Victory Loan drive was put over by R. B. Finnell, E. M. 
Rollins, J. P. Hedgecock, J. P. Wagoner and M. W. Smith. 



NATIONAL DEFENSE WORK 91 

MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS DISPATCHED BY THE 
TULSA COUNTY COUNCIL OF NATIONAL DEFENSE 

In addition to the larger undertakings which made the record 
of the Tulsa County Council of National Defense noteworthy 
were scores of minor matters which were presented for imme- 
diate decision. Other cases required minute investigation. 

The following summary will give an idea of the magnitude 
of the operations of the defense body, references being taken 
from minutes of committee meetings: 

Drafted resolutions, following the killing of two men for 
unpatriotic utterances, calling the attention of the public to the 
danger incurred by making disloyal remarks at this time. 

Recommended the discharge of a county employe due to his 
unpatriotic attitude and published resolutions authorizing this 
action. 

Investigated attitude of German settlers near Skiatook and 
Collinsville and served notice on teacher of a German school in 
one of these settlements demanding that the school be closed. 

Initiated plans for the celebration on April 6, 1918, of the 
anniversary of America's entrance into the war. 

Investigated reported inventions of machines of war. 

Aided war garden movement. 

Investigated freight congestion at railroad yards. 

Urged the Federal Government through the Secretary of 
Agriculture and United States Senator Owen to investigate the 
increase in the price of farm implements with a view to having a 
Federal Commission appointed to regulate and adjust such prices. 

Sent resolution of condolence to relatives and friends of vic- 
tims of the transport Tuscania. 

Investigated a report that a Sand Springs attorney charged 
members of the draft army for assistance in filling out their 
questionnaires. 

Considered plan of the Ministerial Alliance to close theaters 
on Sunday as being inexpedient at that time on the grounds that 
the theaters of the country were rendering valuable war service, 
not only in the payment of heavy taxes, but by educating the 
public through moving pictures, by co-operating with Four-Min- 
ute Men and in other ways. 

Considered exceptions, filed by Capt. Rooney, to the remarks 
of Eddie Foy with reference to the Home Guard, which had been 
uttered on the stage of the Empress theater. 

Appointed eight special attorenys to aid in the enforcement 
of the vagrancy ordinance. 

Filed a written protest against the action of the president 
of , the State Board of Agriculture who was charged with having 



92 TULSA COUNTY IN THE WORLD WAR 

attempted to discredit the work of the reserve movement before 
a meeting of farm agents. 

Unanimously commended the efficient service performed by 
Mrs. Lilah Lindsey in the conduct of the food campaign. 

Advanced the sum of $3,000 toward the financing of the 
Oklahoma State Council of Defense. 

Gave banquets to drafted men before their departure for 
training camps. 

Arranged programs for the celebration of Memorial Day, 
1918. 

Appointed a committee on May 15th, 1918, to ascertain if 
one of the Tulsa ministers intended to preach a Red Cross ser- 
mon on the following Sunday. This preacher had been reported 
as being unwilling to preach on patriotic subjects. The com- 
mittee reported that the sermon would be delivered and that the 
minister was a loyal American. 

Gave unqualified support to the passage of an ordinance re- 
stricting foreigners from engaging in the handling of foodstuffs 
in Tulsa for the duration of the war. 

Co-operated with the American Protective League. 

Requested Governor Williams to make no further appoint- 
ments to the Tulsa County Council of National Defense unless 
requested to do so by the entire body. 

Ordered on April 11th, 1918, that all publicity matter should 
be given out by the chairman, J. Burr Gibbons. 

Filed Complaint against a man who refused to buy a Liberty 
Bond, who had uttered strong statements against the Govern- 
ment and had struck a member of the soliciting committee. 

Requested the Tulsa school board to discontinue the teaching 
of German in the public schools. 

Asked the women of Tulsa to refrain from holding social 
functions during the period of the war and requested the news- 
papers of the city to discontinue their society columns and to 
utilize the space in reporting war activities of women. 

Issued an executive order prohibiting the sale and use of 
fire arms during the war and served this order on all dealers in 
Tulsa and Tulsa County. 

Appointed a committee to confer with draft and police of- 
ficials to formulate and execute plans for the registering of all 
male frequenters of pool halls and picture shows during working 
hours. 

Requested the Automobile Dealers Association to place a 
motor car at the disposal of the council's operatives when occa- 
sion required it. 

Appointed a committee to confer with Col. Douglas, County 
Food Administrator, and the Housewives League and to extend 
investigation of the high price of food. 



NATIONAL DEFENSE WORK 93 

Participated in the fixing of an equitable price for threshing 
in Tulsa County. 

Aided in the work of reporting alien property. 

Perfected a plan, with the assistance of the managing edi- 
tors of the Tulsa newspapers for the handling of all local war 
publicity. 

Addressed a letter to the Oklahoma State Council of De- 
fense asking that the Governor appoint a special committee or 
body to investigate individuals applying for charters to do busi- 
ness in Oklahoma and to supervise and regulate all stock selling 
concerns. 

Considered secret reports of pro-German and other disloyal 
activities at a meeting on August 25, 1917, and appointed a se- 
cret committee for the protection of the city of Tulsa along the 
same lines as the county secret committee, looking to the inves- 
tigation of cases of disloyalty. 

Summoned officers of the Tulsa Typographical Union to ex- 
plain the meaning of a resolution which they had passed and 
had published to the effect that a member of the Tulsa County 
Council of National Defense had been "called off" when he had 
attempted to investigate a "so-called higher up." The falsity 
of the charge was established and the man responsible for it 
apologized to the union for the mis-information. 

Arranged to supply men necessary to handle the registra- 
tion of drafted men in the city and county on September 5, 1918. 

Named a committee to work out a plan for the monthly meet- 
ing of all war organizations of the city in order that they should 
be in close co-operation and thus be able to work more efficient- 
ly. 

Addressed various oil companies asking that all tank farms 
capable of producing pasture for stock be placed at the disposal 
of farmers while the scarcity of feed prevailed. 

Investigated and laid before the Governor the matter of 
men enlisted in the Second Oklahoma Regiment who were re- 
fused a discharge in order that they might enlist in the Federal 
service. 

Heard arguments in the matter of replacing union colored 
labor with white labor on the Y. M. C . A. building. 

Disposed of a quantity of slack coal during the summer 
months. 

Investigated reports of sediment and glass found in soda 
pop and coca-cola bottles and warned the offenders. 

Appointed Judge John B. Meserve as legal advisor and prose- 
cuting attorney for the council. 

Investigated charge entered against a Tulsa furniture com- 
pany for having taken possession of furniture sold on credit to 



94 TULSA COUNTY IN THE WORLD WAR 

a young man of draft age who had been called into service. Re- 
quested the manager of the company to pay the wife of the sol- 
dier the sum of $50.00 which would enable her to return to her 
parents. The money was paid immediately. 

Appointed a committee to take charge of celebration pro- 
grams for LaFayette Day on September 6, 1918, and General 
Pershing's birthday on September 13. 

Offered reward of $100 for information leading to the arrest 
and conviction of any person or persons found guilty of convey- 
ing, by telepi: ~>ne or otherwise, false information to relatives or 
friends of soldiers to the effect that such soldiers had been in- 
jured or killed. 

Worked in conjunction with the County Food Administration 
to relieve the ice shortage dm Ing the summer of 1918. 

Gave special attention to matters which the Council was 
requested to bring before the local and district Draft Boards. 

Investigated and found that a Tulsa legal firm had charged 
a drafted man $3.00 for filling out his questionnaire. The secre- 
tary was requested to advise the president of the Tulsa Bar As- 
sociation to that effect, enclosing affidavit and requesting that 
the Association take immediate action in the case looking to the 
disbarment of that firm. 

Tabled a petition received from the Menonite settlement at 
Collinsville asking that that settlement be permitted to pro- 
nounce its benediction in German at church services, also to 
preach a sermon in German every other Sunday for the benefit 
of the older settlers who did not understand English. 

Inaugurated campaigns for four war budgets in Tulsa. 

Helped to defray the expenses of the Home Demonstration 
work. 

Placed at the disposal of Sergeant Van Voorhis the service 
of the entire legal committee of the County Council in defending 
two suits brought against him in the sum of $5,000 each for in- 
juries sustained by a man and his wife in an automobile acci- 
dent which occurred on October 30, 1918. 

Aided in the adjustment of the affairs of the owner of an 
automobile agency who was called into service. 

Resquested Judge John B. Meserve to prepare a petition to be 
circulated among the leading attorneys of the Tulsa bar, solicit- 
ing their help in transacting the business of absent soldiers 
gratis, no charge to be made for aid or advice given to soldiers' 
dependents. This act was the result of numerous calls on the 
Council by dependents of selected men for legal advice and for aid 
in collecting moneys due them. 

While drastic demands were being made on Tulsans for 
war purposes and every demand was being freely met, the Coun- 



NATIONAL DEFENSE WORK 95 

cil exercised a close watch over these affairs. In one instance 
a tank corps was asked not to solicit a great number of page ad- 
vertisements in the interest of recriting soldiers for that branch 
owing to the proximity of the Fourth War Budget campaign. 

At a meeting of the executive committee on October 25, 
1918, the matter of shipping men from Tulsa for war work and 
the methods employed in taking them was discussed at length. 
A letter was addressed to the Labor Department at Washington 
asking it not to call upon Tulsa for additional men. Co-operat- 
ing with the district and exemption boards the County Council 
published a statement setting forth the true labor situation in 
this district and the status of the Community Labor Board in 
securing men for war work. This action followed the receipt 
of information by the Council to the effect that the community 
board had shipped large numbers of men frm Tulsa and was 
ordering construction contractors and managers of other lines 
of industry to discharge immediately all men employed by them, 
these to be shipped to the munition plants of the country at an 
early date. 

The Council, through publicity and otherwise, discouraged 
the selling of Liberty Bonds by the public during the period ot 
the war and the public was asked, when forced to sell these se- 
curities, not to dispose of them at a price jnder that quoted by 
the New York Stock Exchange, which price might be obtained 
through any Tulsa bank or brokerage firm. 

The Tulsa County Council of National Defense was one of the 
few bodies in Oklahoma which, at the close of the war expressed 
the opinion that defense work should be continued indefinitely. 
The Council drafted a set of plans for a permanent organization 
to be known as the National Council of Defense, the membership 
to include all people in the United States who had taken an active 
part in Council of Defense work during the war, which plans 
were forwarded to the Council of National Defense at Washing- 
ton. This resolution set forth in part that, "it is the earnest de- 
sire and urgent request of the Tulsa County Council of National 
Defense that the members of the National, State and County 
Councils of National Defense be banded together in a permanent 
organization to be known as the National Council of Defense 
* * * for the purpose of effecting a permanent organization * * * 
giving effect and permanency to the present state and county or- 
ganizations as units of such national society * ** and that this 
organization be placed at the disposal of the Government and the 
President of the United States for the purpose of spreading edu- 
cational propaganda on questions of national importance, making 
investigations or performing such functions as may be deemed 
proper or may tend to advance such national affairs as may be 
provided for in the fixed policy and program of the organization." 



CHAPTER THREE 

Raising An Army 
i. 

LOCAL DRAFT BOARD 

Under the Selective Service Law, more generally known dur- 
ing the war as the draft, Tulsa county contributed more than 
5,000 fighting men between the ages of 21 and 31. An amend- 
ment to this law, passed in September, 1918, subjected every man 
in the United States between the ages of 18 and 45, inclusive, to 
military service. The signing of the Armistice on November 11, 
1918, however, eliminated the drafting of a large number of men 
under the amendment. 

The great selective service system, under which in the first 
call, ten million American youths were placed at the disposal of 
their Government, consisted of what were termed local and dis- 
trict draft exemption boards. These were organized in every 
state of the union under the direction and supervision of the Ad- 
jutant General's office, which, in turn, reported to the office of 
the Provost Marshal General at Washington. The latter became 
the nerve center of the entire fabric of the organization of the 
National Army. 

The local boards, though not officially designated as such, 
were in a sense, army boards, performing enormous tasks as an 
integral part of the military establishment of the nation. 

On no other class of non-combatants fell more heavily the 
burden of winning the war. On the local draft boards was im- 
posed the duty of registering citizens of draft age and of supply- 
ing men for the various training camps. They were the recruit- 
ing agents for the great National Army without which America's 
spectacular fighting record would have been impossible. 

Tulsa's draft machinery was set in motion the latter part of 
May, 1917. The first local draft and exemption board consisted 
of John H. Simmons, former mayor of Tulsa, chairman; Joe W. 
Kenton, attorney, secretary, and Dr. S. Dezell Hawley, medical 
examiner. The last two officers served until December 31 and on 
January 1, 1918, H. O. Bland, attorney, became secretary and Dr. 
C. L. Reeder, medical examiner. 

The Selective Service Law, or draft law, which brought 
American manhood to a common level, provided for the registra- 

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DR.R.J.KIRKSEY 



HARRY H. ROGERS, chairman of District Board No. 2, Eastern Division of 
Oklahoma. 

C. H. KRETZ, secretary of District Board No. 2. 

H. O. BLAND, secretary of Local Draft Board. 

DR. R. J. KIRKSEY, Owasso, examining physician Tulsa County Draft Board. 




J.H.SIMMONS .f i 




J. H. SIMMONS, Chairman Local Draft Board. 

LEWIS CLINE, Chairman County Draft Board. 

W. L. NORTH, Secretary Tulsa County Draft Board. 




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DR.J.F.GORRELL 



FRED S. CLINTON, M. D., F. A. C. S., member District Board No. 2 ; surgeon 
S. A. T. C. Kendall College unit ; medical director Emergency Hospital for influenza. 

DR. S. DEZELL HAWLEY, medical examiner Local Draft Board until January 
1, 1918. 

DR. C. L. REEDER, medical examiner Local Draft Board since January 1, 1918. 

DR. J. F. GORRELL, secretary Tulsa County Medical Advisory Board. 




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SAMUEL H. PRESLEY, chairman of Alsuma Council of Defense and leader of 
war drives in that district. 

W. C. BEST, chaiiman School District No. 21, and leader of all war drives in 
that district. 



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tion, on June 5, 1917, of all males between the ages of 21 and 31, 
inclusive. This was a heavy piece of work, the original registra- 
tion being 6,600. Upon registering each man was given a serial 
number starting with Number One. This number was zealously- 
guarded by its possesor as it was his guide until he was given the 
Order Number, which determined the time of his induction into 
the army. 

The order number was determined in the following manner : 
Slips of paper containing numbers ranging from 1 to 10,000, were 
placed in capsules. These capsules were placed in an urn at the 
War Department and were drawn by blindfolded persons desig- 
nated for that duty. For example, should serial number 4600 be 
the first extracted from the urn, that number would become Num- 
ber One in the order number. Every registrant in the United 
States whose serial number was 4600 now became Number One 
and was to be the first in his community to be called for service 
unless exempted. When the 10,000 capsules had been drawn the 
place of every man in the country had been established. 

In the first call for selected men, issued in October, 1917, 285 
were sent out from the city of Tulsa. It was a regrettable fact, 
that owing to circumstances beyond the control of the Local 
Board, many of the men in the first contingent were accepted re- 
gardless of dependents or any other consideration except physical 
qualifications. A number of these men were discharged later. 

This condition was corrected in December, 1917, with the in- 
troduction of the questionnaire system. Under this new order 
questionnaires, or classification blanks, were sent to every regis- 
trant to be filled out, sworn to and returned to the Local Board. 
These stated the age, dependencies in several degrees, occupation 
or businss and religion of the registrant. With this data in hand 
the men were classified in various groups according to dependency 
and industrial pursuits. Men presenting no legal claim for ex- 
emption were placed in Class One. All men not in Class One were 
given deferred classification by reason of dependent families, 
mother, father, sister or brother. Others were given deferred 
classification on account of farming pursuits. Still others were 
placed in the deferred list by virtue of responsible positions held 
in manufacturing industries, their skill being such that they could 
not be replaced. 

The National Army was raised from men in Class One. In 
the early days of the draft board a considerable number of men 
who had been passed in Tulsa were discharged for physical defects 
upon their arrival at training camps. Later, when requirements 
were more definitely stated to examining physicians the number 
discharged was negligible. 

The work of the Tulsa County Local Board was taken over 
by the city board on July 1, 1918, with its 3,800 registrations. 



98 TULSA COUNTY IN THE WORLD WAR 

This brought the total number of registrants coming under the 
jurisdiction of the local board to approximately 10,000. 

The county draft exemption board, which was organized in 
May, 1917, had its headquarters in the courthouse. The officers 
were W. L. North, county commissioner, chairman; Louis Cline, 
county clerk, secretary; Dr. R. J. Kirksey of Owasso, medical 
examiner. 

On September 12, 1918, the registration of all men between 
the ages of 18 and 45, inclusive, was conducted by the local board 
under authority of the amendment to the Selective Service Law 
passed by Congress. 

The labors of the Local Board, already excessive, were cor- 
respondingly increased. With the combined jurisdiction the 
Tulsa board had approximately 28,000 registered men on its rolls. 
This number exceeded that of any other board in the United 
States by several thousand and was the largest in Oklahoma by 
10,000. 

Questionnaires were again sent to all registrants and all men 
under thirty-seven years were classified. Each day brought new 
complications with attendant worries to the draft board. J. H. 
Simmons, chairman, and H. O. Bland, secretary, were at their 
posts far into the night and all day Sunday. A large force was 
regularly employed. On the payroll were four stenographers. 
Ten limited service men, that is men of draft age who were dis- 
qualified for general military service, but who possessed clerical 
ability, were drafted by the board into regular military service 
and assigned to duty on the draft board. There was also a corps 
of from thirty-five to forty stenographers regularly employed 
whose services were donated by the banks and oil companies of 
the city. While the chairman and secretary knew no time limit, 
the remainder of the force observed military hours from 8 a. m. 
till 5 p. m. 

Notwithstanding the fact that the Tulsa board dealt with 
10,000 more names than any similar board, it was among the first 
in the state to file all reports in the Adjutant General's office. 

After the call in October, 1917, Tulsa always exceeded her 
quota in furnishing men for training camps. It became the cus- 
tom when the Adjutant General received a call for men from 
Washington to set aside a certain number to be furnished propor- 
tionately by other sections of the state and then ask Tulsa to fur- 
nish the remainder. 

When a call for recruits was received by the Local Board 
the registration books were inspected and the men next in order 
in Class One were notified. This was done by sending them the 
proper forms. These men were commanded to come to Tulsa for 
entrainment at a specified time. Invariably twenty-five per cent 
in excess of the required number were summoned. This pro- 



RAISING AN ARMY 99 

vided for shortages due to failure to receive notice, disqualifica- 
tion and other causes. 

Previous to April, 1918, the headquarters of the Local Board 
were located in the Mayor's office in the Reeder building. On 
that day they were transferred to the Federal building. 

On reaching Tulsa on the day of entrainment the men were 
assembled at headquarters. Here they were checked in, given 
a tag bearing their order number and the name of the city and 
county of Tulsa and instructed to report at the railway station 
at a certain hour to be checked in. A perfect check was kept by 
means of order numbers contained in a list. At headquarters 
each man was given a comfort kit which was supplied by the 
local chapter of the Red Cross. In case the recruit train left in 
the afternoon and where the schedule permitted of such an ar- 
rangement, the men were ordered to report at the offices of the 
Young Men's Christian Association where they were tendered a 
luncheon, after which they marched in a body to the place of en- 
trainment. Otherwise they were told to report at the station an 
hour ahead of schedule time. On being entrained the men were 
put under the charge of temporary officers designated by the 
Local Board. These officers were given the custody of the' meal 
tickets and transportation. In the case of a contingent of 580 
men single tickets for 580 meals each were issued. The 580 men 
were fed together at whatever point they found themselves at 
meal time. Railway eating houses, hotels and restaurants hon- 
ored these meal tickets. 

The Local Board also sat as a Local Exemption Board before 
whom complaints and claims for exemption were lodged. Claims 
based on occupational grounds were passed directly to the Dis- 
trict Exemption Board. A unanimous decision made by the Dis- 
trict Board became final. In case of a dissenting voice the regis- 
trant had the right of appeal to the president of the United 
States. Dependency claims were handled by the Local Board 
but went to the District Board on appeal. 

In point of physique, education and intelligence the men sent 
out by the Local Board were of a very high standard. They were 
"topnotchers" in the State, according to the appraisement of them 
made by the state board. The city boys were far superior in 
physique to their brothers from the farm who showed the effect 
of hard work and long hours. 

Tulsa being essentially a young man's town, the recruits for 
the most part were characterized by exceptional alertness and 
high intelligence. Hundreds of them were the products of the 
best colleges of the country, Harvard, Yale and Cornell being well 
represented. Many of them were technicians who had held re- 
sponsible positions With the oil, manufacturing, and business in- 
terests of the city. They were loyal and patriotic and little diffi- 



100 TULSA COUNTY IN THE WORLD WAR 

culty was experienced in enlisting their enthusiasm once the grav- 
ity of the situation became apparent. 

The Tulsa county recruits formed a part of the 358th In- 
fantry, 90th Division, whose brilliant military record is given 
elsewhere in this volume. Many, however, were transferred to 
other branches of the service where they made equally creditable 
records. 

The regular work attending the registration and classifica- 
tion and entrainment of 5,000 men for service was necessarily 
heavy. Added to the essentials were annoyances and problems 
by which the officers of the Local Board were daily harrassed. 
These came from the most unexpected sources and required im- 
mediate decision. One of the most difficult situations which arose 
was that involving marriage contracts entered into by young men 
after the declaration of war. These were referred to as "slacker 
marriages" and were regarded with suspicion by the War Depart- 
ment. Of such unions there were about two hundred in Tulsa. 
Where pregnancy had occurred the men were permitted to remain 
at home until after the birth of the child. A later order of the 
War Department placed such fathers in Class Two. Some of the 
young men thus attached, however, were too proud or too patri- 
otic to claim exemption on these grounds and accepted their as- 
signments to training camps. 

Another perplexing situation resulted from men claiming 
exemption on the grounds of having dependent parents. Officers 
of the Local Board admit that in this matter they were imposed 
upon, in cases where there was not sufficient time for investiga- 
tion. 

When Classes One and Two were exhausted a rigid probe was 
made into the conditions surrounding those draftees who had 
claimed exemption on this score. A total of 142 had entered the 
dependent parents plea. This list was thoroughly sifted with the 
assistance of William S. Cochran, government appeal agent and 
the number reduced from 142 to 4. There were then 138 dissatis- 
fied fathers and mothers to deal with. It was the duty of the 
government appeal agent to see that no injustice was done either 
to the registrant or to the Government and the service which he 
rendered the board was invaluable. 

Alternating with these various time consuming incidents, the 
Local Board was kept busy counselling registrants, reconciling 
mothers, replying to inquiries by telegraph and telephone, mak- 
ing out induction papers for S. A. T. C. registrants, copying 28,000 
registration cards, writing up over-sheets, hunting up question- 
naires, preparing routings and transportation requests for indi- 
vidual inductants, preparing for entrainment, issuing new regis- 
tration cards to replace lost ones, issuing certificates of immunity 
to men over draft age, advising dependents as to prospective 



RAISING AN ARMY 101 

government allotments and allowances, straightening out thou- 
sands of questionnaires and registration cards, listening to dis- 
gruntled employers who did not want to release men for service 
and numerable other miscellaneous matters which came under 
their jurisdiction. The record of the Tulsa Local Board shows 
it to have been a potent agency in the winning of the war. 

II. 
DISTRICT BOARD NO. 2 

District Board for Division No. 2, Eastern District of the 
State of Oklahoma, War Department, was the official designa- 
tion of what was generally known as District Board No. 2, 
located at Tulsa. 

The duty of this Board was to pass upon all claims for ex- 
emption entered by men who had been called in the draft. These 
claims were divided into two classes: Claims filed on grounds 
of industrial and agricultural occupations which automatically 
came under the jurisdiction of the District Board, and those 
entered on the grounds of dependencies which were handled 
primarily by the Local Board, the District Board acting only on 
appeal from local bodies. 

The Board was created as a further guarantee against in- 
justice either to the National Government or to the selected 
men. Where the decision of the Board was unanimous it became 
final. A dissenting voice gave the registrant the right to appeal 
to the President of the United States. 

The District Boards in Oklahoma were: Eastern District 
No. 1 at Muskogee; No. 2 at Tulsa. Western District at Okla- 
homa City. 

District Board No. 2 investigated and passed upon 12,765 
claims. Of these 1,900 were cases filed before the questionnaire 
system was evoked by the War Department. Of this number 
1,682 of the men making such claims were placed in Class One 
subject to call for active service in their turns. A total of 10,028 
cases resulted under the questionnaire system, filed by men in the 
first registration of June 5, 1917, of which 7,757 claims were 
denied and appellants made subject to service. Of the late regis- 
trants 837 appealed to the District Board and 709 of these were 
placed in Class One. 

The District Board was composed of Harry H. Rogers, at- 
torney, vice president of the Union National Bank and legal rep- 
resentative of the McMann Oil Company, chairman ; C. H. Kretz, 
general manager of the Public Utilities Company of Oklahoma, 
secretary; Dr. Fred S. Clinton, medical examiner — all of Tulsa; 
John O'Brien of Lehigh and J. D. Boxley of Holdenville. Mrs. 
.G. McCann acted as chief clerk. 



102 TULSA COUNTY IN THE WORLD WAR 

The first meeting of the Board was held on August 15, 1917, 
and headquarters was established in Room 217, Federal Building, 
Tulsa. Sessions were held almost daily throughout the period 
of activity. These were usually all-day meetings lasting from 
8 a. m. to 5 p. m. or later when necessary to transact the business 
of the day. All claims were disposed of on the day on which 
they were received. When, on November 11, 1918, a telegram 
officially announced the signing of the Armistice, of the 12,765 
claims filed only fifty questionnaires lay on the table undisposed 
of and these would have been disposed of before the closing 
of the day's session. As many as 500 questionnaires were 
handled in a single day. The chairman established office hours 
from 6 o'clock in the morning until 10 o'clock at night and was 
available for business at all times. 

The Board began its work under the questionnaire plan on 
January 8th, 1918, and continued until March 20th, upon which 
date all cases coming up under the first registration were dis- 
posed of and all local Boards reported their work complete. 

The clerical force engaged in disposing of the questionnaires 
consisted of the chief clerk and one assistant. When the work 
became congested various oil companies in the city were called 
upon for extra clerical and stenographic help which was furnished 
gratis. Business men of Tulsa manifested a splendid spirit in 
expediting the work of this Board. 

Realizing how difficult it was to render justice in all cases, 
and after consulting with the Adjutant General's office the 
District Board asked for the co-operation of the Council of De- 
fense in each county. This assistance was cheerfully given and 
certain errors were rectified through this agency. 

In the handling of more than ten thousand cases under the 
questionnaire system there was never a serious disagreement 
among the members of the Board, in every case except one the 
vote being unanimous. In the case mentioned a difference of 
opinion existed as to the best policy to pursue in order to ac- 
complish the desired results in making the Selective Draft Law 
effective. In at least one-third of the ten thousand question- 
naires handled there were two claims considered in each case, 
one being the appeal from the Local Board and the other the claim 
which came under the original jurisdiction of the District 
Board. 

District Board No. 2 established a rather liberal policy inso- 
far as permission to file new proof was concerned, believing 
it to be more than just to give every registrant ample opportun- 
ity to present his case fully. As a result registrants whose 
claims had been denied entered the service feeling that they had 
at least been given a fair hearing. 



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The classification was complete and in an official report the 
Board ventured the opinion that no industry had been seriously 
interfered with and that very few cases of unusual hardship 
resulted from its decisions. There were many close cases and 
the policy of the Board was strict. 

Of the 10,380 that came under the questionnaire system 
578 came from the Tulsa City Board and 651 from the Tulsa 
County Board under industrial and agricultural claims. About 
sixty per cent of these were placed in Class One for service. 

Following are the local Boards over which District Board 
No. 2 had jurisdiction: 

Carter, Coal, Creek County Board No. 1, and Creek County 
Board No. 2, Garvin, Grady County Board No. 1 and Grady 
County Board No. 2, Hughes, Jefferson, Johnson, Love, McClain, 
Murray, Nowata, Okfuskee, Okmulgee, Pontotoc, Rogers, Semi- 
nole, Stephens, Washington and Tulsa Counties and Tulsa city. 

The percentage of men in Class One was much lower in some 
counties than in others. This was largely due to the fact that 
in certain communties the industries were of such a character 
as to require deferment of almost all the registrants. For in- 
stance, in Coal and Okmulgee counties there were so many 
miners and such a shortage of fuel that the Board would have 
felt justified in deferring every coal miner who was working in 
good faith to keep up production. In Tulsa city, Tulsa County, 
Washington, Nowata, Okmulgee and Creek counties the oil and 
gas industry was of such importance that practically all of the 
men in this industry were deferred if they possessed sufficient 
training and experience and were faithful workers. 

In the smelters in Washington County the same condition 
existed. Despite the efforts of the managers it was found to be 
impossible to run these smelters to their full capacity on ac- 
count of the scarcity of labor. To meet this shortage many 
women volunteered for men's work and many men did double 
duty. 

The following is an extract from a letter from the Adju- 
tant General to the chairman of District Board No. 2 under date 
of April 3, 1918, on completion of the classification of registrants 
under the questionnaire system : 

"I feel that the State of Oklahoma is to be congratulated 
upon the splendid District Boards selected by the President and 
without reflecting upon the work done by the other two Boards, 
for their work was splendid, permit me to say that Board No. 2 
for the Eastern District deserves the blue ribbon. Your record 
has not been equaled in the State and I dare say in the United 
States." 

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on returned questionnaires involving 6,914 industrial claims, the 
District Board at Oklahoma City 3,927, and the Muskogee Board 
2,895. In addition to this the Tulsa Board handled 400 de- 
pendency claims and at the close of the business for the month 
had not a single claim pending. Muskogee had two cases pending 
and Oklahoma City had pending 3,779 original cases and 22 cases 
on appeal. 

Before the introduction of the questionnaire 125 cases 
were appealed to the President from Eastern Oklahoma. Of 
these eight decisions of District Board No. 2 were reversed, one 
temporarily reversed, seventy-five cases affirmed and the re- 
maining cases were not passed upon. 

Of this total only three appeals came from the city of Tulsa 
and four from Tulsa county. Of the city's cases one was re- 
versed, one affirmed and no action taken in the third. Of the 
Tulsa county cases one was affirmed and no action taken in three. 

The total expense of conducting the work up to April 1, 
1918, was $1,820. The telegraph and telephone were used ex- 
tensively but at no expense to the government. 

III. 
U. S. ARMY RECRUITING STATION 

The spirit of Tulsa was in no way better exemplified than 
in the response which was made to the call for recruits at the 
United States Army office immediately succeeding the declara- 
tion of war on April 6, 1917. From that date until September 
1st, 1918, when the law calling all men from 18 to 45 years into 
the draft went into effect, there had volunteered at the recruit- 
ing station in Tulsa over 2,300 men. On September 1st recruit- 
ing ceased as all men eligible to army service were included in 
the draft. 

Over fifty per cent of the men applying for enlistment were 
accepted as against an average of twenty-five per cent in normal 
times. This heavy acceptance was due to two reasons — the 
superior physical condition of the young men who flocked to 
their country's standard and the letting down of the bars to some 
extent as to military requirements. Intellectually and physically, 
according to the report from the local recruiting station, the men 
who enlisted in Tulsa were far above the average. 

Local enlistments were conducted by Sergeant L. Q. Roby, 
U. S. A., who for fourteen years has been in charge of Army 
recruiting stations for the Government. Sergeant Roby made 
all tentative examinations and sent the men whom he deemed 
fit to the main station in Oklahoma City, where they were re- 
examined and forwarded to the recruiting depots for final en- 
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Immediately upon the declaration of war the physical 
standards exacted by the army were lowered in order to allow 
a greater number of able-bodied men to join the colors. The 
required height was reduced from 5 feet 4 inches to 5 feet 1 inch, 
and when men were exceptionally strong or active this was at 
times lowered a half inch on a waiver from the War Department. 
This minimum weight was lowered to 110 pounds regardless of 
height of the applicant, or the peace time rejection for under- 
weight per inches. Neither was as much attention paid to loss 
of teeth or to defective eyesight and the regulations were 
greatly modified as to flat feet and other slight handicaps. 

The character and grade of men enlisted at Tulsa was of 
the best. Most of them came from oil fields, from offices and 
plants of large oil companies and other industrial concerns, many 
of them being accustomed to outdoor life. Among them was a 
large percentage of college graduates who, on finishing their 
education in the east, had sought new fields of labor here. 

All men accepted for combatant branches of the service 
were sent to Fort Logan, Colo. Those destined to enter special 
service went to Jefferson Barracks, St. Louis. These included 
men qualified for special regiments, such as the sappers, the 
searchlight regiments, which sought out the enemy in night 
attacks, electricians, the pioneers who laid out railroads and 
right of ways and prepared for railroad construction. To these 
were added telephone operators and oil drillers who were em- 
ployed to supply new territories with water. 

The officer in charge of the recruiting station admits that 
notwithstanding his fourteen years' experience in this line of 
work boys may have slipped through who were under the re- 
quired age. There were also numerous cases where boys who 
tried to join the Army failed because they were under 18 years 
of age. On being rejected many of the boys of under weight 
went on a fattening diet, returning a few days later with the 
required avordupois. Every conceivable method and trick was 
resorted to in evading the legal requirements. One group of 
youths all but succeeded in deceiving the officer in charge. The 
series of questions which almost invariably succeeds in con- 
founding the boy who in making misstatements, failed to effect 
the original story told by six lads who came all the way from 
Vinita to enlist. They had evidently applied at other recruiting 
stations, for they had the situation well in hand. The sergeant 
was on the point of giving his approval when the telephone rang. 
A long distance call from the anxious mother of one of the lads 
revealed the fact that five of the applicants were under seven- 
teen years of age. The oldest was accepted. 



IV. 
U. S. NAVY RECRUITING STATION 

While no United States Navy recruiting station was main- 
tained in Tulsa during the World War, nearly eight hundred of 
Tulsa County's young men entered that service. Enlistments 
were made at the general recruiting station at Oklahoma City 
and the accepted men sent from that point to the Naval Training 
Station at Chicago. 

The average of acceptances for duty in this branch from 
Tulsa was high. 

Great enthusiasm and interest was aroused in this branch 
of the service as a result of the efforts of the Tulsa branch of 
the United States Navy League. 



STUDENTS ARMY TRAINING CORPS 

One of the strongest recommendations made by the Gov- 
ernment during the World War was that young men in the high 
schools and colleges of the country should pursue their studies 
up to the last moment before they were called into military 
service. The importance of higher education was brought out 
in many ways in preparation for and in the conduct of the war. 

In order to permit the young men to continue their studies 
while receiving military training, a new departure was made 
in the establishment of the Student Army Training Corps. This 
plan was accepted by Congress in 1918. 

Official sanction for the establishment of a Student Army 
Training Corps of Kendall College was secured through the in- 
strumentality of the Chamber of Commerce and the County 
Council of Defense. Colonel Clarence B. Douglas and Dr. Arthur 
Lee Odell visited Washington, and through the intervention of 
Congressman Bert Chandler, secured an immediate audience at 
the War Department. Shortly thereafter the Committee of 
Education in Washington granted the college the right to an 
S. A. T. C. provided an enrollment of not less than one hundred 
students was secured within a limited time. 

After numerous and varied difficulties the enrollment was 
completed. The commanding officer, Lieut. A. G. Montgomery, 
arrived simultaneously with the "Flu" epidemic, which closed 
the school, sent civilian students home and the "rookies" into 
quarantine on the campus. An infirmary was established for 



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the soldiers with Dr. Fred S. Clinton, company surgeon, in 
charge. 

On the lifting of the ban organization was perfected, and 
the young men subected to rigid military discipline. A re-ar- 
rangement of class schedules was imperative. Recitations com- 
menced at 7 :45 every morning, Saturdays included, and continued 
until 11 :45. Forty minutes was allowed for lunch, when classes 
were conducted until 2:15, then drill and athletics until 6 o'clock 
mess, study hours until 9 :20 and sleep until reveille at 6 :30 next 
morning. Great physical benefits resulted from this training, 
some of the boys gaining as much as twenty-five pounds in 
weight during the period. 

The following were officers of the Students' Army Training 
Corps Unit at Henry Kendall College: 

Commanding Officer, Lieutenant Archie G. Montgomery; 
Second Lieutenant, George S. Jennings. 

Top Sergeant, Ernest J. Uhl; Seargeants, Russell, Hopping, 
Wilson, Johnson, Fortier, Banister, Butterworth, Hudson and 
Kooey. 

Corporals, Rains, Jennings, Weber, Garland, Varley, Rob- 
erts, Holderman, Gallagher, Thornton and Rhodecker. 

Kendall's Honor Roll contains the following names : Fulton 
Austin, Holly Anderson, Percy Appleby, Leo Bellew, F. D. Bill- 
ington, A. B. Clark, Joe Chatfield, Ray Cotton, Earl Coffey, Alfred 
Creekmore, J. S. Bottoms, Edward Domingues, Russell Fait, 
Everett Fiest, Lloyd Elliott, Hugh Graham, Hugo Greenberg, 
Ivan Groves, Buel Humphreys, Stanley Huser, Thomas Huser, 
Paul Handley, Ralph Handley, Leroy Hobb, Paul Havenstrite, 
Harry B. Harter, Joe Hasch, Ivan Harn, Virgil Jones, J. B. 
Johnson, Edward Kirk, Lewis K. Knight, Kenneth Keith, Noral 
Keesler, Noyes B. Livingston, Dr. Ralph L. Lamb, Milan La- 
badie, Robert E. Lee, Donald McClean, Edward Marrs, Harry 
Miller, Claudius Morrisett, Dennis McClendon, Harold Murray, 
John 0. Moseley, Milton Mershon, Russell McCabe, Henry Neu- 
baur, Lloyd Malone, Herbert Nicholson, Louis Pappan, Claude 
Perry, Harry Phisterer, Everett Pope, Jess Rayborn, Ray Rider, 
J. H. Robinson, Otto C. Seymour, Vess Rutis, George Shorney, 
Gaylord Simmons, Winfred Setser, Francis Schmidt, Benton I. 
Springer, Harry Thompson, Art Wallace, Lewis Washington, 
Paul Wilson, Henry Ward, Freeman Winslow, Alex Wilson, John 
Woolery, Eldo Witty, Henry Williamson, Joe Wolf, John Young, 
Lloyd Gale, Kenneth Jennings, Emmett Payne, Clifford Allen, 
Harold Havice, Bill Edwards, Rube Leekley, Glen Baker, Carl 
Ammons, Fred Brooks and Edwin Wood. 

The one gold star in the Kendall service flag symbolizes 
the death of Donald McLean. 



VI. 
OFFICERS TRAINING CAMP 

One of the most interesting features of the training of 
young Americans for active Army service was the Officers Train- 
ing Camps established by the Federal Government during the 
World War, that civilians might be fitted to command Army 
contingents. 

These camps were located at various points in the United 
States, and contingents were sent to the most convenient ones 
by recruiting officers in charge of various stations. 

One hundred and fifty young men from Tulsa and Tulsa 
County responded to this call. The requirements were rigid as 
were the tests which the men underwent after being accepted. 
With few exceptions the Tulsa men were sent to Fort Logan H. 
Roots, Ark., which later became Camp Pike, and to Leon Springs, 
Texas. 

Fifty local aspirants went to the First Officers' Training 
Camp at Fort Logan H. Roots, departing on May 8, 1917. Of 
these only two men were sent back home, as not meeting the 
requirements. The others received their commissions on August 
15th, 1917. Ten of these became captains, the others graduating 
as first and second lieutenants. Practically all of these men 
officered troops of the 87th Division, consisting of the 345th, 
346th, 347th and 348th Infantry, and their auxiliaries. These 
officers remained with this Division throughout their stay in 
this country, was with the same Division overseas and returned 
home with the same body. Not an officer was sent back. 

Almost one hundred men left in September, 1917, for Leon 
Springs to attend the Second Officers' Training Camp. These 
were assigned largely to Texas units and Regular Army Divis- 
ions. Most of the men who graduated at this camp saw foreign 
service. 

The Third Officers' Training Camp was at Camp Pike, Ark., 
in March, 1918. The men had for instructors many officers of 
the 87th Division. In this camp there was but a small contin- 
gent of Tulsa men, as it was designed especially for men who 
were already in the Army and who gave promise of making good 
officers. Few civilians, therefore, were admitted. 

A few men were sent to Camp Zachary Taylor, Louis- 
ville, Ky. 

The training course covered a period of three months and 
increased in severity with time, the third being the most diffi- 

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cult. The training at the first camp was largely experimental, 
but excellent results were obtained. The training which was 
most thorough, consisted of lectures, target practice and practice 
marches, modern trench warfare being made a specialty. The 
military program was practically the same course which is 
given at West Point, but which was crowded into a three months' 
period. The hours employed in this work were from 6 a. m. 
until 11 p. m. 

Among the graduates of these camps were Captains L. H. 
Lantz, George Dixon, Roger Sherman, K. T. Stockhouse, John 
Rogers, Henry Halley, Harry Bray, William Johnson and Lieu- 
tenants West, Glen Heald, R. H. Berry, Jack Porter, Robert Gal- 
breath, Roy Kessler, Victor Kline, DeWitt Hull, Knight Douglas, 
Mont Stanley, Henry Thomas, Max Campbell, Wood Stanley and 
Sam Springer. 

VII. 
MEDICAL ADVISORY BOARD 

The Tulsa County Medical Advisory Board held a unique 
place in the order of war organizations. It was a part of the 
Medical Section of the Council of National Defense. Although 
under the direction of the President and the Medical Surgeon 
General it was given a free hand in the matter of ways and 
means. 

While still engaged in peace-time professional pursuits the 
members were subject to the call of the Provost Marshal General 
of the United States Army at Washington and their discharges, 
dating March 31st, 1919, bear the signature of General Crowder 
and Governor Robertson. 

Members of the Tulsa County Medical Advisory Board re- 
ceived official orders to engage in relief work during the epi- 
demic of Spanish influenza. They received a salary of $150 per 
month and were subject to Army regulations governing medical 
boards. 

The personnel of the Advisory Board underwent a number 
of changes as from time to time members of that body entered 
active military service. During its period of greatest activity 
the officers were Dr. N. M. Mayginnis, chairman, and Dr. J. 
Franklin Gorrell, secretary. The members serving at various 
periods during the war were Drs. J. A. Wall, Forest Dutton, R. 
M. McVicker, A. R. Roth, W. A. Cook, H. T. Price, O. A. Flan- 
agan, T. Y. Cronk, H. J. Baker, 0. H. McCarty, J. M. Temples 
and J. B. Hawkins. Organization was effected May 18, 1917. 

The Board made its report to the Adjutant General of the 
State. The first sessions of the Board were held in a local labor- 



110 TULSA COUNTY IN THE WORLD WAR 

atory, later offices were secured in the Federal Building. The 
duty of this Board was to re-examine and pass upon men who 
had been rejected by the examining physicians of the Local 
Board and if possible to enable those who had failed to meet the 
rigid requirements of the Army Examining Board to become 
serviceable soldiers. 

The Board went into session from 8 p. m. until midnight 
on Tuesdays and Fridays of each week during normal periods. 
When insistent calls were made to recruit the ranks of selected 
men three or four meetings weekly were held. Dozens of cases 
were disposed of nightly, the greatest number being 136. 

Many young men who had failed to measure up to the de- 
mands of the Local Board, on being rejected by the Medical 
Advisory Board laid siege to the offices of the secretary beg- 
ging for another chance to show their fitness to enter service. 



CHAPTER FOUR 

Red Cross 



i. 

THE AMERICAN RED CROSS 

The American Red Cross was the greatest agency for the 
amelioration of suffering brought on by the World War. This 
applies to relief brought to civilian populations in the war area 
as well as to the millions of gallant men engaging in actual war- 
fare. 

The idea which developed into this institution had its origin 
on the battle field of Solferino in 1859. Henri Dunant of Geneva 
was a witness to the carnage and suffering attending the bloody 
conflict and devoted much thought and effort to relieving the 
suffering of the wounded left on the field. Subsequently he out- 
lined and published a plan for the relief of the wounded which 
became the basis for the organization of the Red Cross. 

An international society was organized at a conference in 
Geneva in 1863 and the name Red Cross was adopted with the 
Geneva cross as its symbol. Thirty-nine Governments gave as- 
sent to a treaty making neutral, in war, all hospitals of the so- 
ciety, their stores, physicians and attendants. One of the obli- 
gations imposed upon the Red Cross Society was to care impar- 
tially for every soldier, whatever his nationality. 

When, under the leadership of Clara Barton in 1881, the 
United States joined the International Society, its scope was ex- 
tended to cover national disasters of every kind. 

The present American Red Cross was incorporated by Act 
of Congress of 1905. The President of the United States ap- 
points six out of the eighteen directors and is President of the 
Society. The members of the President's Cabinet are members 
of the board and its accounts are audited by the War Depart- 
ment. All of the executives who administer the affairs of the 
American Red Cross are volunteers. A record produced during 
the war showed that all the funds collected, less about 1 1-4 per 
cent for administration, was expended on effective relief. 

The United States Government cannot, under the Interna- 
tional Treaty, officially finance the American Red Cross. For 
this reason it is necessary to depend on public subscriptions for 
its operation and maintenance. 

The ministering functions of the Red Cross are not confined 
to war times, but extends to national disasters as well. The 

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112 TULSA COUNTY IN THE WORLD WAR 

administration is divided into departments or bureaus. Among 
these are the bureaus of military and naval relief, civilian relief 
and education. 

On January 1, 1917, the American Red Cross had an enroll- 
ment of approximately 200,000 members and 200 chapters. Three 
months after the United States had entered the war this was 
increased to 2,500,000 members and 1,800 chapters. On Novem- 
ber 1, 1917, there were about 5,000,000 members and 3,000 chap- 
ters. To expedite the work fourteen division headquarters had 
been established, Red Cross chapters and their branches in Okla- 
homa operating under the Southwestern Division at St. Louis, Mo. 

On May 10, 1917, President Wilson, as President of the 
American Red Cross, appointed a War Council of seven members. 
Henry P. Davison, a member of the firm of J. Pierpont Morgan 
& Company of New York, was made chairman. President Wilson 
asked the American people to contribute $100,000,000 to the Red 
Cross during the week of June 18th to 25th. The people gave 
$102,000,000. This generous response enabled the Society to 
carry out a program the magnitude of which had never been ap- 
proached in the world's history. Not only were the American 
soldiers and the fighting men of the Entente Allies well pro- 
vided for, but a great system of relief penetrated stricken France, 
Belgium and Italy and extended into the Balkan States. 

Almost staggering under its military and financial burdens, 
France was incapable of meeting the humane demand made upon 
her by her civilian population, and destitution, privation and un- 
told suffering ensued. Over eighteen thousand of France's 24,- 
000 peace-time physicians had entered the service. Of this num- 
ber 40 per cent had been killed and others incapacitated by 
wounds. This left whole sections and large cities without proper 
medical attention for months. Added to this the civilians were 
unable to obtain food, fuel, clothing or shelter. 

The fighting men of France, not only bore their own bur- 
dens, but were desperate over the hardships which had befallen 
their families. Added to this was rapine, savagery and destruc- 
tions wrought upon populations in occupied territory. The mor- 
tality among infants and children was appalling. While not gen- 
erally known at that time the morale of the French soliders was 
rapidly declining. On learning of the plight of those whom they 
left behind many of the stubborn poilus remarked : "If my family 
cannot be properly taken care of while I am at the front, no mat- 
ter what my condition may be, it will be better for us to accept 
even a German peace, as we certainly cannot be worse off." These 
facts were brought out during a visit to the United States of Gen- 
erals Joffre and Viviani of the French High Commission. The 
American Red Cross accepted this added task cheerfully. Fuel, 



RED CROSS 113 

provisions, nurses and doctors were rushed to territory where 
they were most needed. The spirits of the Allies were imme- 
diately revived and the fighting continued with the same ferocity 
with which it had been carried on for three years. The battle 
fields brought the same story of ministry and comfort. 

At home and abroad every need of the American soldier and 
sailor was met. Women labored heroically that their boys and 
the boys of their neighbors might undergo fewer of the hard- 
ships than had fallen to the lot of their brothers-in-arms. Dis- 
tress in stricken Europe was relieved by days of incessant toil 
in American homes and workrooms. Men, women and children 
in every walk of life gave freely of their wealth or of their 
meagre savings in order that the great work might be carried on 
to a successful conclusion. 

And in all this giving and labor of love Tulsa was supreme. 



II. 

TULSA COUNTY CHAPTER 

How Tulsa and Tulsa County responded to every call made 
by the American Red Cross Society forms one of the bright lights 
in their war history. 

The city awoke to the cry of "The Greatest Mother in the 
World," when its newly organized committees entered upon its 
first War Fund campaign in May, 1917. While somewhat late 
in getting under way the enthusiasm, once aroused, swept every- 
thing before it and by autumn of the first year of America's par- 
ticipation in the war Red Cross activities had dominated the 
town. 

The small group of people who was responsible for the be- 
ginning constituted the first active executive committee and was 
as follows: E. Roger Kemp, chairman; J. P. Flanagan, vice- 
chairman ; E. W. Sinclair, treasurer, and C. E. Buchner, secretary. 

Under their direction attractive and adequate quarters were 
found in the Carnegie Library Building with Mrs. Elizabeth Cole- 
man, a Red Cross nurse, who had served in the Spanish-American 
War, in charge. Hospital garments, surgical dressings and knit- 
ing occupied the workers during the summer of 1917, but not 
until October was there any definite plan of work. At that time 
the Old Christian Church at the corner of Fourth and Boulder 
Streets was secured as headquarters for the county chapter. The 
house committee had the floor of the main auditorium of the 
church leveled, clear glass windows replaced the stained ones, 
lockers were arranged and a cutting department outfitted in the 
Sunday School room. The reception room was transformed into 
an office for the secretary and the pastor's two study rooms were 
painted and made into attractive surgical dressing rooms. Located 
in the balcony was the knitting department, conducted by Mrs. 
J. B. Robinson, who died while engaged in this service. Light 
lunches were served for the convenience of the workers. 

In December, 1917, a complete reorganization took place with 
the following officers and executive committee: E. R. Kemp, 
chairman ; Clint Moore, vice-chairman ; E. W. Sinclair, treasurer ; 
W. L. Connelly, secretary; Mrs. R. L. McMinn, assistant secre- 
tary; C. E. Buchner, A. L. Farmer, A. J. Hartman, S. Jankow- 
sky, W. R. Guiberson, W. S. Cochran, D. W. Franchot, J. H. 
Evans, Mrs. John R. Wheeler, Mrs. J. B. Robinson, Mrs. W. N. 
Sill, Mrs. E. G. Dawes, Mrs. W. I. Williams, Rev. J. G. Reynolds, 
Broken Arrow; V. A. Schiefelbusch, Sand Springs; Mrs. L. L. 
Wiles, Skiatook, and Mrs. Ord Neville, Jenks. 

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In March, 1918, the following new members were added to 
the executive committee : Mrs. N. J. Gubser, as chairman of the 
Junior Red Cross ; Mrs. Preston C. West, chairman of the exten- 
sion work; E. A. Wilcox, chairman of membership, and W. R. 
Guiberson, chairman of publicity. 

In January, 1918, Mrs. W. N. Sill, as chairman of Women's 
work, was succeeded by Mrs. John R. Wheeler, and the women's 
work or production department, remained under the direction of 
Mrs. Wheeler until the closing of that department, May 1, 1919, 
with the following assistants : Mrs. N. Covel, supervisor of sur- 
gical dressings, assisted by Mrs. George Berry, who were later 
succeeded by Mrs. John Horn in March, 1918 ; Mrs. A. K. Norris 
and Mrs. R. W. Walworth, supervisors of hospital garments ; Mrs. 
J. A. Chapman, supervisor of refugee garments, succeeded by 
Mrs. F. L. Townsend in June, 1918 ; Mrs. J. B. Robinson, super- 
visor of knitting, succeeded at her death by Miss Isabel Fonda, 
January, 1919; Mrs. E. G. Dawes, supervisor of the cutting de- 
partment ; Mrs. W. D. Sanders, distributing department, succeeded 
by Mrs. Frank Bartlett, and in turn succeeded by Mrs. F. E. Rid- 
dle, and Mrs. W. D. VanSiclen; Miss Sadie Tuttle, in charge of 
stock room ; Miss Evelyn Mock and Mrs. William Lockhart in 
charge of lunch room ; Miss Mabel Marsh, information and reg- 
ister; Miss Naomi Meserve and Miss Betty Hudson, motor corps; 
Mrs. F. E. Shallenbarger, comfort kits. 

E. L. Connelly, secretary, brought enthusiasm, business 
ability and good nature into the organization at a time when 
they were most needed. Mrs. McMinn had immediate charge of 
the Chapter's operations. 

The financial backing of Tulsa made possible the well-filled 
shelves and comfortable equipment that won fame for Tulsa 
County Chapter at Division Headquarters at St. Louis, Mo. 

As the functions of the production department gave the 
patriotic women the most direct outlet for their sympathies and 
enthusiasm, the following immense output of knitted garments, 
hospital garments, refugee garments and surgical dressings re- 
sulted: 1,170,527 surgical dressings, 29,268 knitted garments, 
26,911 hospital garments (including 5,600 pajamas and 3,500 
bath robes), 11,636 hospital supplies, 7,230 refugee garments, 
4,233 comfort kits (filled). 

The total receipts from campaigns, individual donation, etc., 
were $254,475.44. The total disbursements up to August 15, 
1919, were $234,512.11. 

Workrooms were established throughout the city, notably 
in the High School, Country Club, Presbyterian Church, Knights 
of Columbus Hall, Belleview School, Boston Avenue M. E. Church, 
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116 TULSA COUNTY IN THE WORLD WAR 

Mrs. John Hayden, Mrs. John D. Dwyer, Mrs. Agnes Holt ; First 
Baptist Church, in charge of Mrs. C. F. Albee, Mrs. Amsie Baker. 
Every small church in the city and every club either maintained 
a workroom or worked on stated days of the week at headquar- 
ters, rendering valuable assistance in various ways. 

Besides the output of these units the Tulsa County Chapter 
received substantial aid from other sources in Tulsa. The Halli- 
burton Company gave five hours' service of each employe every 
week and established a workroom in their building. Later the 
employes spent these hours of labor at the central workrooms 
at the expense of the company. Meanwhile the men employes 
packed and did heavy work at headquarters. Vandever's gave 
five hours a week of the time of each employe. The employes 
of the Carter Oil Company spent one night each week at the 
workroom. They gave a dance at Convention Hall which netted 
$1,500 to the Chapter. The Roxana Petroleum Company main- 
tained its own workroom for knitting and the making of band- 
ages and bought the machines used in this work. The employes 
gave a dance at Convention Hall, the proceeds, $800, being given 
to the Red Cross. The Texas Wolverine Oil Company contributed 
$500 as the result of a dance given at the Knights of Columbus 
Hall. The Exchange National Bank had its own workroom. 

Mrs. Harriett Wardell taught four surgical dressings classes 
in Tulsa, and taught others at Broken Arrow, Bixby, Sand 
Springs, Skiatook, and also at Pawnee and Pawhuska, enabling 
the women to receive certificates and instructor's cards from 
Division Headquarters at St. Louis. 

The following young women from Tulsa County served the 
American Red Cross in training camps and overseas : 

Misses Louella Soliday and Opal Brackeen, nurses at Camp 
Beauregard, La.; Misses Flora Watson and Jessie Bidell, nurses 
at Camp Pike, Ark. ; Misses Polly G. Kennedy and Mildred Kelley, 
nurses at Camp Shelby, Miss.; Misses Myrtle Hatch, Daisy 
Meecham and Catherine McCable, nurses at Camp Travis, Tex.; 
Miss Grace McClelland, nurse at Camp McClelland, Ala.; Miss 
Reva Bailey, nurse at Camp Oglethorpe, Ga. ; Misses Florence 
Brooner and Verda Doverspike, nurses at Camp Doniphan, Okla. ; 
Miss Mary R. Smith, nurse at Great Lakes, 111.; Misses Cora 
Foltz, Dorothea Duel, Beatrice Priest, and Miss Sanderson, nurses 
in France ; Misses Theodosia Anderson and Mabel Morey, nurses 
in England. 

Miss Emma Bond, stenographer in Italy ; Misses Joe Rotham- 
mer and Lita Steele, canteen workers in France; Miss Florence 
Heald, canteen worker in England. Miss Mabel Marsh enlisted 
in Red Cross canteen service in Tulsa, transferred to the Y. M. 
C. A. in New York, serving that organization in England and 
France. 








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MIS5 FLORENCE HEALD 



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MRS HAUIE GOLAY 



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E. L. CONNELLY, Secretary Tulsa County Red Cross Chapter. 

MRS. R. L. McMINN, Assistant Secretary Tulsa County Red Cross Chapter. 

MISS FLORENCE HEALD, Organized Home Service Section of the Red Cross 
at Tulsa and was its first Secretary ; decorated with the Marine Corps Device 
and made lifelong associate member of the Marine Detachment for canteen service 
in England. 

MRS. HALLIE GOLAY, Secretary Home Service Section Red Cross, Tulsa. 





OYlRS ri.C. ASHBvT I I JmiSS CLARA KIMBLE 




ZTjUNlOR R.C. WORKERsLZ 



MRS. H. C. ASHBY, Commandant and Vice-Chairman Red Cross Canteen Service, 
Tulsa. 

MISS CLARA KIMBLE, Supervisor Junior Red Cross, Tulsa. 

Below — Junior Red Cross Workers: Left to right, Miss Clara Kimble, Miss 
Leta Steele, Miss Helen Hammell, Miss Esther Wallace, Miss Mildred Hendei-son, 
Miss Zoe Taber and Miss Uthel Urbatch. 




War M C R oundl. ^ WILES ' ChHil ' man Skfat °° k Red Cross b — " and member Skiatook 
MRS. WILL CALVIN, treasurer Skiatook Red Cross branch 
MRS. A. E. TOWNSEND, supervisor Skiatook Red Cross branch 





Above: Officers of Sand Springs branch Red Cross. Standing: Mrs. Charles H. 
Lortz, W. A. Partridge, head of Home Service Section, Mrs. C. O. Rawson. Sitting : 
Mrs. George E. Dole, Mrs. J. C. Smith, chairman of Sand Springs branch. 

Below: Red Cross Canteen, Tulsa, where thousands of soldiers were fed and 
cared for during World War. 



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Throughout the county the three branches and thirty-eight 
auxiliaries maintained workrooms and were a source of great 
gratification to the parent Chapter. 

The following branches and auxiliaries were organized by 
the extension committees of the Chapter and branches : 

Broken Arrow, chairman during the war, Messrs. Morgan, 
Reynolds, Bowles, and Mrs. A. A. Kemp. 

Collinsville (taken into the Chapter as a branch when that 
part of Rogers County was admitted to Tulsa County), Rev. 
George A. Chatfield, chairman. 

Sand Springs, chairman, Mrs. J. C. Smith. 

Skiatook, chairman, Mrs. L. L. Wiles. 

Auxiliaries: Bethel Union, Mrs. J. H. Mills, chairman; Al- 
suma, Mrs. L. M. Standef er, chairman ; Bixby, Mrs. F. G. Miller, 
chairman; Central School District, Mrs. J. M. Moore, chairman; 
Dawson, Duck Creek, Mrs. J. J. Horgan, chairman; Elm Grove, 
Miss Florence Bart, chairman ; Flat Rock, Mrs. L. V. Yates, chair- 
man; Glenn Pool, Mrs. W. R. Luckfield, chairman; Golden Rule 
District, Mrs. Olive Goodman, chairman ; Garden City, Mrs. Voicey 
Smith, chairman; Garnett, Mrs. Daisey Jones, chairman; Hill 
Crest, Mrs. J. H. Stitt, chairman; Haikey School, Mrs. Jones, 
chairman; Jenks, Mrs. Ord Neville, Chairman (deceased); Ken- 
dall, Mrs. C. L. Cato, chairman ; Leonard, Mrs. H. H. Wilcox, chair- 
man ; Lynn Lane, Miss Dell Plemmons, chairman ; Lonesome Val- 
ley, Mrs. Harlan, chairman; Mingo, Mrs. John McBride, chair- 
man; McCullough, Mrs. M. Shuttler, chairman; Owasso, Mrs. 
A. S. Colburn, chairman ; Oil Center, Mrs. D. W. Woodward, chair- 
man; Old Orchard, Mrs. W. S. Johns, chairman; Plainview, Mrs. 
Ed Smittle, chairman; Red Fork, Mrs. Huston Jones, chairman; 
Red Field, Mrs. Salina Pinkard, chairman; Sperry, Mrs. Elvis 
Holbert, and Mrs. Shilling, chairmen; Scales, Mrs. J. W. Farrow, 
chairman ; Sunnyside, Mrs. Gupton, chairman ; Turley, Mrs. C. W. 
Gillespie, chairman; Union School, Mrs. W. T. Selby, chairman; 
Valley Grove, Mrs. J. R. Pringle, chairman ; Spoon Ford District, 
Mrs. Charles Gaunt, chairman ; Good Will, Miss Beulah Francis, 
chairman ; Watkins, Mrs. S. I. Duck, chairman ; Washington (Col.) 
Tulsa, Dr. and Mrs. Wockham, chairmen ; West Tulsa, Mrs. J. B. 
Boyd, chairman. 

In November, 1918, the regular time for election of officers 
throughout the country, the following officers and executive com- 
mittee were elected: E. R. Kemp, chairman; Clint Moore, vice- 
chairman; E. L. Connelly, secretary and treasurer; Mrs. R. L. 
McMinn, assistant secretary; Mrs. John R. Wheeler, chairman 
of production ; Mrs. Preston C. West, chairman of extension ; E. E. 
Oberholtzer, chairman of juniors; Clark Field, chairman of mem- 
bership ; Phil Kates, chairman of home service ; J. H. Evans, chair- 
man of finance; W. R. Guiberson, chairman of publicity; Mrs. 



118 TULSA COUNTY IN THE WORLD WAR 

W. I. Williams, chairman of nursing service; Clint Moore, chair- 
man of military relief ; Mrs. J. C. Smith, chairman Sand Springs 
branch ; Mrs. L. L. Wiles, chairman Skiatook branch ; Mrs. A. A. 
Kemp, chairman Broken Arrow branch; Rev. George A. Chat- 
field, chairman Collinsville branch. 

During November, 1918, under the direction of F. B. Jor- 
dan, assisted by Mrs. William Harrison and an able corps of 
workers 7,000 Christmas boxes were packed for the soldiers over- 
seas, of these 5,000 were filled by relatives and packed and in- 
spected by the committee and 2,000 were filled by friends and 
packed and inspected by the committee to go to soldiers overseas 
who had no relatives from whom they would receive Christmas 
boxes. 

In the spring of 1918, E. A. Wilcox resigned as chairman of 
the membership committee to enter the army, and Clark Fields 
was elected in his stead. 

On account of other war duties W. S. Cochran resigned as 
chairman of the Home Service Committee and Phil Kates was 
elected to fill the vacancy. 

Upon the resignation of Mrs. N. J. Gubser as chairman of the 
Junior Red Cross, E. E. Oberholtzer was elected. 

On May 1st, after the peace time program was planned, the 
executive officers were moved to the Lynch Building, as were also 
the Home Service offices and the Home Nursing Department. 

The work of the production department finally closed with a 
picnic lunch at headquarters to celebrate the sewing victory. The 
little band of women who plodded through that work after the 
signing of the Armistice, were as heroic as the boys who wear 
their silver service bars. 

The nursing service committee met under the direction of 
Mrs. D. W. Franchot as chairman, and plans were made for the 
classes in home hygiene and care of the sick to be instructed by 
Mrs. Elizabeth Coleman. During the war over five hundred wo- 
men and girls took the course. Classes were also organized in 
dietetics instructed by Miss Fay Mack of Kendall College. Classes 
in first aid were instructed and graduated under the direction of 
Drs. C. Forrest Dutton, Ralph Smith, F. Y. Conk and O. A. Flana- 
gan. After the resignation of Mrs. Franchot in December, 1817, 
the work was continued under the chairmanship of Mrs. W. I. 
Williams. Mrs. Coleman was assisted by Mrs. Lewis and Mrs. 
D. W. Godfrey, and upon Mrs. Coleman's appointment by Division 
Headquarters as traveling instructor of home hygiene and care 
of the sick classes, Mrs. D. W. Godfrey took charge of the classes 
and rooms equipped in the Lynch Building for classes and demon- 
stration. 

During the influenza epidemic in the autumn of 1918 the 



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emergency hospital in Tulsa was first financed by the Tulsa Red 
Cross Chapter, which was later reimbursed by the Tulsa County 
Council of defense. 

During the prevalence of the Spanish influenza in the months 
of October and November, 1918, the Red Cross Chapter furn- 
ished 12,000 masks. Of these 8,000 were made at one time to 
meet an emergency call from Division Headquarters at St. Louis, 
4,000 of the latter being destined for Fort Sill. The remaining 
4,000 were used in Tulsa. 

Approximately 2,000 pneumonia jackets were made by the 
Chapter. 

On September 1, 1919, Mrs. R. L. McMinn resigned as assist- 
ant secretary of the Tulsa County Red Cross Chapter and was 
succeeded by Mrs. Jennie K. Bean, who was promoted from a 
clerkship in the Home Service Section. 

The following audit was made by Mainwaring & Company 
of Red Cross books for the period of November, 1917, to Decem- 
ber 1, 1918, and sent in to Division Headquarters at St. Louis. 
The Tulsa County Chapter received 25 per cent of all Red Cros3 
funds raised in this county. They were : 

RECEIPTS 

Balance in Bank $ 696.96 

Received from: — 

Tulsa War Relief Fund 22,000.00 

Third War Budget 60,000.00 

Second Red Cross Drive 58,209.78 

Contributions at Secretary's Office 13,469.20 

Membership Fees (not included in campaign) 1,088.80 

Christmas Membership Campaign, 1917 25,908.05 

Instruction Classes 810.26 

Sales of Materials to Branches 1,743.44 

Miscellaneous Income , 970.80 

$184,897.29 

DISBURSEMENTS 

Work Room and Office Equipment $ 1,455.79 

Insurance 206.40 

Yarn, Surgical Dressings, Hospital and Refugee Garment 

Materials 113,069.50 

Freight, Express and Drayage , 2,168.58 

Lumber for Boxes and Building Repairs 1,864.38 

Postage, Printing and Stationery 429.01 

Salaries 4,189.25 

Telephone and Telegraph 66.68 

Expense Instruction Classes 404.79 

Proportion Christmas Membership Campaign, 1917, and Second 
War Fund to Branches: — 

Broken Arrow, Okla. 2,508.68 

Sand Springs, Okla. 2,486.97 

Skiatook, Okla. 1,941.93 



120 TULSA COUNTY IN THE WORLD WAR 

Proportion Christmas Membership Campaign, 1917, to Junior Red 

Cross 488.50 

Proportion Christmas Membership Campaign, 1917, to Division 

Headquarters, St. Louis 18,002.77 

May Campaign Expenses 2,629.75 

Canteen (opened Sept. 15, 1918) .. 96.19 

Detention Hospital, Influenza Relief and Emergency Hospital 

(later reimbursed) 5,601.17 

Miscellaneous Expense 1,486.90 

$164,607.24 

Bank Balance December 1, 1918 20,290.05 



III. 

CANTEEN SERVICE 

It did not require the horrors of battle to prove to Tulsa's 
figthing forces the efficacy of the American Red Cross. Ample 
demonstrations were found at home before many of the men in 
khaki had actually fared forth on their missions of conquest. 
Their needs were anticipated and immediately provided for. 

No branch of the service was more animated nor infused 
with greater enthusiasm than that which spread the fame of the 
Tulsa Red Cross Canteen far and wide. It ministered to the 
wants not only of Tulsa County men, but to all enlisted and se- 
lected men of the army and navy who chanced to pass through 
Tulsa in uniform. Serving food to an average of 1,200 soldiers 
and sailors a month since its opening on September 17, 1918, it 
also provided useful articles to men in camp and at the front. 
Emergency wants were readily met and lost overseas caps, combs, 
underclothing and other necessaries were readily supplied on 
occasion. It closed its doors on July 1, 1919, with a record of 
15,500 soldiers served from its bounty. 

Tulsa's canteen, conveniently located at the Frisco passenger 
station, was reputed by army inspectors to have been one of the 
very best in the Southwestern Division. During the days of busy 
travel hundreds of Tulsa's patriotic young women reported for 
service. Mrs. H. C. Ashby, commandant and vice-chairman of 
the committee, who had supervision of the work, saw that not 
a single day did the canteen fail to open and serve meals. The 
supply officers were Mrs. C. E. Dent and Mrs. R. C. Stevenson. 
Under the direction of seven captains and seven lieutenants the 
canteen workers continued their labors until there was no further 
need of maintaining the hut. Each team gave one entire day out 
of every week to the army boys. 

The work had its beginning in a temporary shop at the corner 
of Frisco and Main Streets where, during the Confederate Re- 
union the old soldiers were cared for. The permanent home of 
the canteen was completed in October, 1918. It was furnished 
by gifts from the workers and their friends. While officially it 
opened its doors at 11 o'clock every morning conforming to train 
time, it was made ready for business at any hour when advices 
showed that soldiers were on the road. The two rooms were com- 
pletely furnished. The living room contained an open brick fire- 
place, two wicker couches, easy chairs, and tables with writing 
materials. Tables for refreshments, a Victrola, books and maga- 

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zines were also conveniently placed. During hours of rain and 
sleet it furnished a comfortable resting place for soldiers who 
were obliged to wait over between trains and who had no place to 
spend the evenings. 

It was not necessary for the boys to make a search for the 
canteen. The workers were at the steps of the trains to welcome 
them as they alighted. They lined the sides of passenger cars, 
ready to serve those who remained seated. Soldiers going and 
coming, those on leave, and those discharged, alike found refresh- 
ment at the canteen. Long trains arriving with brown heads 
and shoulders emerging from the car windows gave evidence 
that the men were looking for a Red Cross hut. During the 
Christmas holidays when the traffic was unusually heavy owing 
to innumerable furloughs, chicken dinners were often added to 
the hot coffee, sandwiches and cigarettes which were always at 
hand in cold weather. The faithful workers set aside all Christ- 
mas engagements and spent their days and evenings distributing 
Red Cross baskets. The young women were distinguished by 
their trim uniforms of horizon blue with the Red Cross canteen 
insignia conspicuous. 

In warm weather hot dishes were replaced with an abundance 
of ice cream and iced tea, which were gratefully received by the 
soldiers after hours of dusty travel. On the arrival of the 111th 
Engineers breakfast was served to more than 800 men who had 
been out of rations for hours. 

The following women worked throughout the period: 

Mrs. George Williamson, captain; Mrs. Dan J. Davisson, 
lieutenant; Mrs. Carl Gillette, Miss May Evans, Mrs. Williams, 
Mrs. Pat Malloy, Miss Virginia McKee. 

Mrs. A. T. Allison, captain; Mrs. Rex S. Walker, lieutenant; 
Mesdames Earl G. Hastings, F. M. Rodolf , Arthur Newlin, Leola 
Riser, Dixie Gore, Misses Clarke Biddison, Fannie Biddison and 
Lillian Lorton. 

Mrs. Lee Clinton, captain; Mrs. John Roy, lieutenant; Mes- 
dames A. A. Brown, F. A. Walters, R. C. Stevenson, William Miller 
Ross, Clarence MacKay, George H. Tabor, Jr., and William S. 
Cochrane. 

Mrs. Bernard Capps, captain; Mrs. W. M. Mount, lieutenant; 
Mesdames R. D. Hannah, Charles F. Martin, Misses Mildred Mc- 
Naughton, Mary Sill and Mrs. Fred Capps. 

Mrs. John D. Hail, captain ; Mrs. Charles E. Dent, lieutenant ; 
Mesdames F. H. Greer, Joseph Lantry, Misses Gertrude Con- 
nolly, Irene Delaney, Carmen Coyle, and Florence Heald. 

Mrs. Dana Kelsey, captain; Mrs. W. D. Abbott, lieutenant; 
Mesdames W. H. Pomeroy, E. K. Roth, H. J. Baker, Louis H. 
Witmer, Misses Ethel Crosby and Marguerite Moran. 



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Mrs. Randolph Shirk, captain ; Miss Christine McEwen, lieu- 
tenant; Mesdames Arthur Murphy, Emerson Higgins, J. C. 
Fowler, Frank Loomis, Roscoe Griffith, Frank Baker and Miss 
Ethelyn Carpenter. 



IV. 
HOME SERVICE SECTION 

One of the most important branches of the American Red 
Cross organization is the Home Service Section. This relates both 
to wartime and to post-war activities. 

The Tulsa Home Service Section, organized in December, 
1917, under the leadership of Miss Florence R. Heald, executive 
secretary, has been one of the most active agencies in the coun- 
try for the dissemination of news from the fighting men and in 
the care of their families. A multiplicity of services was per- 
formed requiring tact, a broad knowledge of regulations, cur- 
rent information, and untiring effort on the part of the large 
staffs directly and indirectly connected with the work. 

In September, 1918, Miss Heald resigned as the head of this 
section and volunteered for foreign Red Cross service. She was 
succeeded by Mrs. Hallie Golay, who, supplemented by a corps 
of efficient assistants, effectively carried the work through until 
after the war. 

The regular workers in the Home Service Section and their 
terms of service were : 

Miss Florence R. Heald, executive secretary, December, 

1917, to September, 1918 ; Mrs. Hallie Golay, assistant secretary, 
from March 1, 1918, and executive secretary from September, 

1918, to the date of this history; Mrs. Charles W. Flint, from 
June, 1918, to January, 1919 ; Miss Flora May Turner, from April, 

1918, to May, 1919 ; Mrs. A. H. Kentling, from September, 1918, 
to January 10, 1919 ; Mrs. E. G. Dawes, from November, 1918, to 
May, 1919; Mrs. Jannie K. Beam, from September, 1918, to date; 
Miss Grace Wilson, from March, 1919, to date ; Miss Helen Close, 
from April, 1919, to August, 1919; E. C. Opperman, from May, 

1919, to July, 1919; P. L. Long, from July 14, 1919, to date; 
Mrs. Frank Watkins, from April, 1919, to date. 

The number of families rendered service from December, 
1917, to August 20, 1919, was 3,759; number of families under 
jurisdiction on August 20, 1919, 2,108. 

Between April, 1918, and August 20, 1919, there were 6,481 
office calls, 3,599 home visits, and 4,249 letters written. 

The annual report for 1918, shows the following items: Re- 
ceipts since the organization, $7,824.80; disbursements: rent for 
needy, $439.43; groceries for needy, $708.06; clothing for needy, 
$145.86 ; transportation for needy, $599.18 ; medical attention and 

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drugs, $329.62 ; money advanced for needy, $3,105.83 ; operating 
expenses, $2,417.57 ; cash on hand, $79.25. 

The legal committee for this section consisted of Bird S. 
McGuire, chairman ; A. F. Moss, H. 0. Bland and Jere P. O'Meara. 

Many physicians enlisted in the volunteer service under Dr. 
C. D. F. O'Hern. 

The rental and adjustment committee consisted of Dan J. 
Davidson, chairman ; Lee Clinton and F. M. Rodolph. 

The executive committee had charge of special cases re- 
lating to the families of soldiers and sailors to determine the nec- 
essity and character of aid required. The members of this com- 
mittee were Mrs. W. W. Sill, Mrs. Ottilie Cosden, Mrs. Earl Sin- 
clair, Mrs. Charles W. Flint, Mrs. A. W. Roth, Mrs. A. E. Allison, 
Mrs. Dan Davidson, Dr. C. F. D. O'Hern, Mrs. Arthur Hall, Mrs. 
Preston C. West, Mrs. Frank E. Shallenberger, Mrs. Harry H. 
Rogers, C. E. Strouvelle and P. G. Walker. 

A special volunteer working committee during the summer 
of 1918 consisted of Mrs. Ottilie Cosden, Mrs. Harry Tanner, 
Miss Jean Shea and Miss Leona Galbraith. 

A visiting committee was composed of Mrs. F. E. Shallen- 
berger, and five ladies under each of the following captains: 
Mrs. Harry Tyrell, Mrs. S. E. Dunn, Mrs. A. A. Small, Mrs. E. G. 
Daws, Mrs. C. 0. Robinson, Mrs. J. W. McNeal, Mrs. C. W. Bene- 
dict, Mrs. Alf G. Heggem, Mrs. C. H. Leonard, Mrs. F. E. Riddle 
and Mrs. C. H. Lamb. 

The Home Service Section was an outgrowth of America's 
participation in the World War. Home problems intimately 
touching the boys in service were brought to the attention and 
consumed the time of military officers in every training camp. 
A ready solution hundreds and thousands of miles from home 
was oftentimes impossible. This condition tended to distract the 
young soldier from the regular duties of war. From the begin- 
ning it became the purpose of the American Government as far 
as possible, to relieve its fighting men of every responsibility 
and worry. A life insurance program conducted on a cost basis, 
enabled them to insure their lives in sums ranging from $1,000 
to $10,000. 

To the Home Service Section was given the task of looking 
after the families of soldiers. In bearing privation these families 
carried a double burden. The Red Cross must take the place of 
the men in the trenches. Counsel and material assistance must 
be given freely; home problems must be solved; perplexities, so 
far as possible must be removed. Men in service could go with 
their problems to the Red Cross man on the spot and immediate 
communication with the Home Service Section in the soldier's 
home town would result. The morale of both the army and the 



126 TULSA COUNTY IN THE WORLD WAR 

people at home was thus strengthened and their highest stand- 
ards were maintained. All of this redounded to the preservation 
of the proverbial high spirits of the American soldier in France, 
which was a powerful factor in bringing conclusion to the great 
conflict. 

Among the most important duties of this Section was the 
care of sick families of men in service. Another was that of re- 
lieving families of financial stringencies. Many emergencies 
arose from failure of families to receive Government allotments. 
This entailed much careful investigation. Funds were advanced 
pending the receipt of such allotments from Washington. 

Engaged in this work in Tulsa were dozens of willing work- 
ers. Instant attention was given by these volunteers to notice 
received from Home Service Section Headquarters. Thousands 
of calls at the office brought information and relief to those who 
sought it. The importance of the work was fully appreciated and 
Home Service workers entered into their tasks with spirit and 
determination. One case in question might be given as an illus- 
tration of how these matters were adjusted: 

A mother who was recovering from a serious operation called 
on the Red Cross Home Service for aid. Her son, who had con- 
tributed to the support of the family, was in the army. No al- 
lotment had been received from Washington. Six children were 
living at home with no income in the family except the father's 
earnings of $3 a day and the $44 a month wage earned by the 
oldest daughter. The mother was unable to do the housework. 
This necessitated a 11-year-old daughter's remaining at home 
from school. One of the younger children was ill, there was a 
large grocery bill and the grocer refused to extend further credit 
to the family. The Red Cross Home Service worker called at the 
home, summoned a physician and arranged to give the family an 
allowance until the Government money should arrive. The situa- 
tion was explained to the grocer who agreed to wait for his 
money and extend credit to the family. The employer of the 
girl changed her hours so that she could remain at home for two 
hours in the morning to help her sick mother, thus enabling the 
11-year-old girl to go to school. 

The Home Service workers helped families to maintain 
proper standards of living, to guard against tuberculosis, to 
obtain medical nursing and hospital care. This service also aided 
in the enforcement of laws looking to the protection of the health 
of wage earners. 

The families of soldiers were protected against the fore- 
closure of mortgages and the ravages of loan sharks, and were 
assisted in other matters involving legal procedure. 

Since the signing of the Armistice on November 11, 1918, the 



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work of this section has been somewhat reduced though new prob- 
lems have arisen. The following is a typical day as shown by the 
blotter of the Home Tulsa County Service office during the month 
of July, 1919: 

Wrote to War Department for a soldier about money the 
Government claims he owes. 

Answered inquiry about an allotment which was deducted 
from a soldier's pay in service, also about a compensation claim. 
Wired for authority from Red Cross in soldier's home town to pay 
his transportation home. 

Gave soldier on furlough return transportation to camp. 

Sent tracer for soldier's lost pay check. 

Received payment for a loan made. 

Gave information about a bonus. 

Completed necessary papers with affidavits and sent them to 
Washington for a soldier applying for a compensation. 

Furnished a serial number and data to Government upon re- 
quest. 

Took up with the Department the matter of a parent's allot- 
ment which had been delayed four months. 

Entered claim for travel pay for a soldier. 

Entered claim for soldier for arrears of pay while in France. 

Took up with Civil Service Committee question of re-install- 
ing service man. 

Helped woman get her claim for allotment before the De- 
partment. 

Filed through a Red Cross attorney an answer and cross- 
petition in a soldier's divorce suit. 

Gave information to a woman about her brother who had 
been discharged. 

Made up proper affidavits for a Liberty Bond which had not 
been delivered. 

Made a pension claim for a discharged Canadian soldier. 

Sent a doctor to a sick man upon request. 

Adjusted an insurance claim for a widow whose son died in 
service. 

Gave information to a soldier as to how the Red Cross would 
assist him in bringing his French bride to the United States. 

Wired the Adjutant General for news of a soldier for his 
mother. 

Asisted a soldier in having his insurance reinstated. 

Assisted a mother in securing her son's discharge from the 
National Guards. 

Prepared necessary affidavits to secure release of a soldier 
from the army. 



128 TULSA COUNTY IN THE WORLD WAR 

Gave a soldier information concerning Federal Vocational 
Training. 

Applied for a duplicate discharge for a soldier who had lost 
the original. 

Assisted a soldier in securing exemption from an allotment 
made to his wife. 

Transferred a patient from a local hospital to the railroad 
station. 

Completed guardianship papers pertaining to money payable 
to a minor child. 

Furnished medical attention for a sick soldier. 

Made application for institutional care by the Government 
for a tubercular case. 

Secured a position for a worthy applicant. 

Replied to four telegrams asking for soldiers' transportation 
from other towns to Tulsa. 

Made five calls to locate present address of allottees at the 
Government's request so that they could get money due them on 
allotments. 

V. 
JUNIOR RED CROSS 

The Tulsa County Junior Red Cross was organized in Novem- 
ber, 1917, the chapter school committee being Mrs. N. J. 
Gubser, chairman; Mrs. Minette Hedges, treasurer; Miss Clara 
Kimble, secretary. E. E. Oberholtzer, Miss Brock of the Brock- 
Elliott School, and Miss Ordway of the Conway Broun School. 

During that year forty-six auxiliaries were organized and 
100 per cent merbership attained either by subscription or serv- 
ice. The Juniors numbered approximately 15,000, but their en- 
thusiasm was not to be computed. 

By June of 1918 they had invested in War Stamps and Baby 
Bonds, $45,000 ; Liberty Bonds sold or held by members amounted 
to $125,350, and their contributions to the Red Cross War Budget 
was $9,901.43. They had completed 50,000 articles, exclusive of 
gun wipes, carpet rags and snippings. All campaigns, such as 
food conservation, war gardens, health, salvage, etc., were entered 
into heartily by the Juniors. 

The Red Cross shipping boxes were made by the Junior boys. 
During the summer of 1918, eleven city and five county auxiliaries 
continued activities, working 5,216 hours, completing and de- 
livering 19,718 articles. During this time they specialized on 
trench envelopes. 

In September, 1918, the Junior exhibit took second prize at 
the State Fair at Oklahoma City, and first prize at the State Fair 



RED CROSS 129 

at Muskogee. About that time Mrs. Gubser resigned as chair- 
man, being succeeded by Mrs. Bulette Baldwin, who was soon suc- 
ceeded by E. E. Oberholtzer. The success of the work has rested 
largely with Mrs. Minette Hedges, county superintendent of 
schools, and Miss Clara Kimble, supervisor of city schools, who, 
by reason of their special work were in a position to render val- 
uable service. No Junior finished article inspected by Miss 
Kimble was ever rejected by the local Red Cross Chapter. 

Two of the Tulsa Junior Red Cross workers entered Gov- 
ernment service — Miss Myrtle Hatch as a Red Cross nurse, and 
Miss Lila Steele, who went as a canteen worker to France. 

The reorganization effected in October, 1918, showed the 
Tulsa County Junior Red Cross to be strong both numerically 
and financially. A generous citizen of Tulsa placed $5,000 at the 
disposal of Miss Kimble to be drawn upon for Junior work when 
necessary. This gift has made the organization at all times self- 
supporting. 

During 1919 a greater diversity of occupation was enjoyed. 
Hospital canes, bedside tables, flags, badges for workers, and 
home service garments were made; open air schools were fos- 
tered, war gardens cultivated, boys' and girls' clubs were organ- 
ized and a thrift campaign waged. 

The Juniors took a complete rest during the summer of 1919, 
but resumed an extensive program with the re-opening of school 
in the fall. 

The high school building was headquarters for Junior Red 
Cross work. Here all garments and other materials were pre- 
pared by the home economics department. 

VI. 
SKIATOOK BRANCH 

The Skiatook branch of the Tulsa County Chapter was or- 
ganized April 20, 1917, with the following officers elected: Mrs. 
L. L. Wiles, chairman ; Mrs. C. E. Holt, vice-chairman ; Mrs. R. E. 
Gilbert, secretary, and Mrs. R. J. Greenwood, treasurer. These 
officers acted until a second election, when Mrs. L. L. Wiles was 
re-elected chairman, Mrs. R. E. Gilbert, vice-chairman ; Mrs. E. E. 
Nickle, secretary, and Mrs. W. M. Calvin, treasurer. 

Three active auxiliaries were organized by the Skiatook 
branch : Spoon Ford, Mrs. Charles Gaunt, chairman ; Good Will, 
Mrs. Beulah Francis, chairman, and Sperry, Mrs. James Schilling, 
chairman. 

The Juniors were at first under the direction of Miss Eunice 
Ruyle and later under Mrs. J. W. Owen. They did a great deal 



130 TULSA COUNTY IN THE WORLD WAR 

of sewing and knitting and also had charge of the collection of 
old clothing, which was sent to the Belgians. 

The first money was raised by a membership drive conducted 
in June, 1917, by a group of young ladies dressed in Red Cross 
uniforms. All other campaigns for money were conducted by 
the Skiatook War Council, of which the officers of Skiatook 
branch were members. Almost every man, woman, and child 
in Skiatook and vicinity was a member of the Red Cross. 

At the opening of the workroom Mrs. C. E. Holt and Mrs. 
H. F. Blackburn, assisted by twenty-five women, had charge of the 
cutting and making of the garments. Later, when the work in- 
creased, the different church units had their regular days at 
the workroom, as follows : Baptist, Mrs. L. C. Miller in charge ; 
Apostolic, Mrs. L. P. Griggs in charge; Christian, Mrs. H. F. 
Blackburn in charge ; Methodist, Mrs. Mary J. Cox in charge, and 
Presbyterian, Mrs. W. M. Calvin in charge. 

All the work was inspected by Mrs. A. E. Townsend, assisted 
by Mrs. H. F. Blackburn, Mrs. W. M. Calvin and Mrs. L. L. Wiles, 
and shipped to headquarters. Mrs. A. E. Townsend was also 
chairman of the knitting department. She was assisted by Mrs. 
Ada Clark and Mrs. Mary J. Cox. Mrs. Mary Cox, who is 63 
years old and lives a mile out of town, walked to the workroom 
even during extremely cold weather. 

Under the direction of L. H. Taylor the Home Service work 
was carried on, assisting families of soldiers and giving informa- 
tion whenever needed. 

A surgical dressings room was opened and a class instructed 
by Mrs. Harriet Wardell from Tulsa, received their certificates 
from Division Headquarters. This work was then placed in 
charge of Mrs. W. M. Calvin and Mrs. Ada Dye. All quotas in 
sewing, knitting and surgical dressings were always ready on 
time and sent to the County Chapter headquarters. 

The Skiatook War Council, under the leadership of L. L. 
Wiles, aided greatly in the raising of funds to carry on the Red 
Cross Work. A community meeting was held the evening before 
each drive, with speaking and music paving the way for the drive 
on the next day, when all stores closed and committees made 
house-to-house canvasses and automobile trips into the oil fields 
and surrounding country. The Red Cross workroom would be 
open and the women would serve lunch to all the men workers. 

Mrs. Frank Tinker, an Osage Indian, who had a son gassed 
in France, once canvassed the town and country around Skia- 
took for anything the people would give, from a head of live- 
stock to a glass of jelly, and then held a sale, giving the proceeds 
of more than $500 to the Skiatook Branch of the Red Cross. 

Mrs. Lou McLain, a Cherokee Indian, made a patch-work 



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quilt of the national colors, cutting the pieces with the scissors 
her grandmother had used during the Civil War. This quilt was 
sold for the benefit of the Red Cross. Mrs. McLain had a 
daughter who was a Red Cross nurse in France. 

In November and December, 1918, Christmas boxes were 
packed and inspected by the committee for shipment to overseas 
soldiers. 

The Red Cross Drives resulted as follows: 

June, 1917 $ 250.00 

March, 1918 750.00 

May, 1918, (quota $3,000.00) raised 7,156.61 

Membership Drive, December, 1918, (quota $1,200) raised 1,387.00 

Membership Drive, December, 1918, (pota $1,200) raised 1,387.00 

From Sales and Donations 1,000.00 

Total _$12,197.61 

Mrs. A. E. Townsend, Mrs. M. J. Cox, Mrs. H. F. Blackburn, 
Mrs. W. M. Calvin, Mrs. Fowlkes and Mrs. L. L. Wiles received 
badges of honor for service in the Red Cross. 

VII. 

SAND SPRINGS BRANCH 

The Sand Springs branch was organized August 13th, 1917, 
with twenty-three members enrolled and continued in active work 
until February, 1919. Mrs. J. C. Smith was elected chairman; 
Mrs. J. W. Avery, vice-chairman; Mrs. George Dole, treasurer; 
and Mrs. Charles B. Rawson, secretary, the executive committee 
being composed of these officers and Charles B. Parker. 

The use of a building, sewing machines, lockers and other 
needed equipment for a workroom and headquarters were furn- 
ished by the merchants and citizens of Sand Springs, and work 
was then begun in earnest. The workroom was kept open every 
day with two women in charge of the work, giving out supplies, 
cutting, etc. These women were at all times capable of instruct- 
ing the new comers. At the close of the day the work was in- 
spected and packed for delivery to headquarters at Tulsa. 

The work progressed and the membership increased. The 
merchants and citizens of Sand Springs were liberal in their do- 
nations to the organization. Knitting classes were formed with 
women instructors in charge. Instruction was also given daily 
in the workroom, and sweaters, helmets, scarfs and wristlets were 
turned out by the hundreds. Classes were organized in home 
hygiene and care of the sick and instructed by Mrs. Coleman from 
Tulsa. Surgical dressing rooms were then equipped, classes 
formed and instructed by Mrs. Harriet Wardell, and seven women 
received certificates from Division Headquarters entitling them 
to instruct in the making of surgical dressings. 



132 TULSA COUNTY IN THE WORLD WAR 

The Junior Red Cross was organized in the schools where its 
members were carefully instructed and rendered great assistance 
to the organization. 

In every Liberty Bond Campaign the women of the branch 
assisted in making a house-to-house canvas of Sand Springs as 
well as soliciting and selling on the streets. 

In June, 1918, during the Red Cross Second War Fund cam- 
paign, Sand Springs branch put on an elaborate street pageant 
more than one mile in length. The parade was headed by a band 
and consisted of floats, beautifully decorated automobiles, young 
ladies dressed to represent the various Allied countries, school 
children, lodges and labor unions. The Carpenters' Union of Sand 
Springs presented the Red Cross with a miniature bungalow, com- 
plete in every detail, which, mounted on wheels and drawn by 
horses, was a feature of the parade. This bungalow was sold, 
the proceeds added to the campaign funds, after which the pur- 
chaser presented the bungalow to the Red Cross to be used for 
the duration of the war. It was placed in the business section 
of the city where a woman in charge each day sold War Savings 
Stamps, received pledges and memberships for the Red Cross. 
Over $5,000.00 was taken in through this bungalow. 

A comfort kit, well filled, was placed in the hands of every 
boy in Sand Springs who left for camp, by the comfort kit com- 
mittee. The money for the equipment of these kits was raised 
in various ways by the women for this special purpose. 

The Home Service work was and continues to be under the 
direction of the chairman, W. A. Partridge, having been organ- 
ized July 1, 1918, with Miss Sarah Bales, secretary, succeeded by 
Rev. J. D. Watkins. An office was kept open every day in the 
Times Building and later in the Baptist church. On March 1, 
Rev. Watkins resigned as secretary of the Home Service section 
and since that time the work has been carried on by the chair- 
man, W. A. Partridge, and Mrs. J. C. Smith, chairman of the 
Sand Springs branch. Families of soldiers were assisted and 
given information; soldiers returning from service were also as- 
sisted. The following condensed report is for the month from 
July 1, 1918, to August 15, 1919: 

Number of families given financial aid 42 

Number given information only 482 

Number of office calls by soldiers and families of soldiers 438 

Home visits to families of soldiers 123 

Letters written concerning soldiers and families 310 

Fifty-two Christmas boxes were filled for soldiers overseas 
who had no relatives from whom they would receive Christmas 
gifts; 75 were packed and inspected by the committee for rela- 
tives who were sending them to their soldiers overseas. 

During the influenza epidemic the local hospital asked for 



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volunteers to assist in caring for the influenza patients, and the 
Red Cross women who had taken the course in home nursing, 
heroically responded to the call and assisted both at the hospital 
and in private homes. Later the need of an emergency hospital 
became urgent and a building was secured and, under the man- 
agement of George J. Gordon, a fully equipped hospital, with a 
corps of physicians, was under way within twenty-four hours. 
Here the work was systematized and the Red Cross volunteers 
nursed and cared for more than three hundred patients. In the 
workroom women were busy making pneumonia jackets, gauze 
masks and pads by the thousands. Funds for carrying on the 
work in the hospital were furnished by the citizens of Sand 
Springs. 

At the conclusion of the war the women of Sand Springs 
expressed pride in the fact that they had been permitted to do 
their bit. 

VIII. 
BROKEN ARROW BRANCH 

The Broken Arrow branch was organized in July, 1919, with 
Rev. A. J. Reynolds, chairman; U. B. Mader, secretary and K. 
W. Rowe, treasurer. Mrs. N. L. Sanders and Mrs. K. N. Rowe 
were in charge of the work. Later under the efficient leadership 
of Mrs. G. A. Brown, chairman of the women's work, the work 
was brought up to a high standard, and after her inspection was 
ready for shipment without further inspection at headquarters. 
This included both the hospital and knitted garments. Upon the 
resignation of A. J. Reynolds as chairman, A. J. Bowles was 
elected, but was soon succeeded by Mrs. A. A. Kemp, who had been 
serving as vice-chairman. 

Mrs. John Kennedy had charge of the packing and 2,274 
hospital garments and knitted articles were shipped. There was 
an average of ten helpers in the workroom each day. 

Under the instruction of Mrs. Harriet Wardell twenty women 
received their instructor's cards from the Division Headquarters 
at St. Louis, entitling them to take charge of the surgical dress- 
ings room and teach the making of the dressings. This work was 
under the direction of Mrs. M. Foster and Mrs. William Lewis. 

Under Mrs. Charles Mays, chairman of the extension com- 
mittee, Elm Grove, Haikey School District, Lonesome Valley, Mc- 
Cullough and Sunnyside Auxiliaries were organized. 

The Home Service committee, with Mrs. W. N. Williams, 
chairman, and Mike McKenna, secretary, has been able to assist 
many families of soldiers and render assistance to the soldiers 
upon their return from service. 



134 TULSA COUNTY IN THE WORLD WAR 

At the election of officers in Nevember, 1918, Mrs. A. A. 
Kemp was made chairman; Rev. F. F. Dodson, vice-chairman; 
Mike McKenna, secretary, and K. M. Rowe, treasurer. 

Through local donations and subscriptions $5,177.29 was 
raised for the carrying on of this great work. 

Upon closing the workroom it was found that all of the equip- 
ment — machines, tables, scissors, etc., had been donated by the 
citizens and various business houses of Broken Arrow. 

The Christian and Presbyterian churches were used as 
workrooms and also three rooms in the public school ware fitted 
up for use of the Red Cross. 

Under the direction of Mrs. Godfrey a class of twenty re- 
ceived instruction in home hygiene and care of the sick, and 
another class is enrolled for October, 1919. 

IX. 

WINNERS OF RED CROSS SERVICE BADGE 

In recognition of unusually long periods spent in Red Cross 
work, the national organization awarded specially designed red 
crosses which were distributed in August, 1919. The following 
Tulsa county workers received the awards for terms of service 
of 800, 1600 and 2400 hours covering from six to eighteen 
months : 

Months Hours 

Mrs. L. V. Yates, Tulsa 12 1600 

Mrs. J. K. Cass, Tulsa 12 1600 

Mrs. F. M. Donovan, West Tulsa 6 800 

Mrs. Chas. Heinz, Tulsa 12 1600 

Miss Sadie Tuttle, Tulsa 6 800 

Mrs. C. F. Albee, Tulsa 12 1600 

Mrs. Walter Duckett, Tulsa 12 1600 

Florence Heald, Tulsa 18 2400 

Mrs. O. C. Link, Tulsa 12 800 

Mrs. Nina McClish, Tulsa 12 800 

Mrs. J. Woolsey, Tulsa 12 800 

Miss March Holmes, Tulsa 12 800 

Mrs. Ella Decker, Tulsa 6 800 

Mrs. B. A. Hooper, Tulsa 6 800 

Mrs. Jno. S. Davenport, Tulsa 12 800 

Mrs. C. L. Holland, Tulsa 12 800 

Mrs. C. W. Kerr, Tulsa 12 800 

Mrs. Mary E. Stackhouse, Tulsa 18 800 

Mrs. G. N. Ratcliff, Tulsa 12 800 

Mrs. J. E. Perkins, Tulsa 12 800 

Mrs. P. G. McKeon, Tulsa 12 800 

Mrs. Sanderson, Tulsa 6 800 

Mrs. H. P. Rhees, Tulsa 6 800 

Mrs. F. L. Townsend, Tulsa 12 1600 

Mrs. C. V. Kling, Tulsa 12 1600 

Mrs. V. D. Curtin, Tulsa 6 800 



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Months Hours 

Mrs. H. H. Parker, Tulsa 6 800 

Mrs. Geo. H. Campbell, Tulsa 12 800 

Mrs. Ida Summers, Tulsa __ 12 800 

Mrs. W. H. Wood, Tulsa 12 800 

Mrs. W. E. Chastain, Tulsa 12 800 

Mrs. A. A. Little, Tulsa 12 800 

Mrs. C. H. Lamb, Tulsa 12 800 

Mrs. S. H. Kimmons, Tulsa 12 800 

Mrs. Fred Jones, Tulsa 12 800 

Mrs. Agnes Holt, Tulsa 6 800 

Mrs. E. B. Berlin, Tulsa 12 800 

Mrs. Denny Jones, Tulsa 12 800 

Mrs. Frank Duncan, Tulsa 12 800 

Mrs. C. L. Dawson, Tulsa 12 800 

Mrs. C. W. Benedict, Tulsa 18 800 

Mrs. Omar K. Benedict, Tulsa 18 800 

Mrs. E. G. Dawes, Tulsa 18 2400 

Mrs. Isaac Shuler, Tulsa 12 1600 

Mrs. J. H. Mills, Tulsa 12 800 

Mrs. Jno. McBride, Tulsa 6 800 

Mrs. Olive Goodman, Tulsa 6 800 

Mrs. C. L. Thomas, Red Fork 12 800 

Mrs. Harriett L. Sutton, Tulsa 12 800 

Mrs. Alice Carr, Tulsa 12 800 

Mrs. Mary Wilcox, Tulsa 12 800 

Mrs. Mary Davis, Tulsa 12 800 

Mrs. Thos. J. Darby, Tulsa 18 800 

Mrs. P. J. Murray, Tulsa 12 800 

Mrs. T. C. Haller, Tulsa 12 800 

Mrs. A. W. Fresh, Tulsa 12 800 

Mrs. Ira Sigler, Tulsa 18 2400 

Mrs. Frank Swartz, Tulsa 12 800 

Mrs. Daniel Butler, Tulsa 12 800 

Mrs. J. T. Nixon, Tulsa 6 800 

Mrs. S. A. Seaman, Tulsa 6 800 

Mrs. Mary Condon, Tulsa 12 800 

Mrs. Jas. Van Zandt, Tulsa 6 800 

Mrs. Geo. Santrock, Tulsa 12 800 

Mrs. Chas. Botefuhr, Tulsa 12 800 

Mrs. O. R. Little, Tulsa 12 1600 

Mrs. A. B. Weldy, Tulsa 12 800 

Mrs. Harry Speed, Tulsa 12 1600 

Mrs. Nell Nabb, Tulsa 12 800 

Mrs. Roy Pringle, Tulsa 6 800 

Flora Mae Turner, Tulsa 6 800 

Mrs. Robt. M. Moody, Tulsa 6 800 

Mrs. J. B. Robinson (deceased), Tulsa 12 1600 

Miss Vera Gwynne, Tulsa 6 800 

Miss Ann Evans, Tulsa 6 800 

Mrs. John Horn, Tulsa 12 1600 

Mrs. Ned Covel, Tulsa 6 800 

Mrs. Geo. Berry, Tulsa 12 1600 

Mrs. Jno. R. Wheeler, Tulsa 12 1600 

Mr. E. L. Connelly, Tulsa 12 1600 

A. C. Curd, Tulsa 6 800 

E. Roger Kemp, Tulsa 18 1600 



136 TULSA COUNTY IN THE WORLD WAR 

Months Hours 

Mrs. Jno. D. Hale, Tulsa 6 800 

Mrs. C. 0. Robinson, Tulsa 18 800 

Mrs. Amzie Baker, Tulsa 12 800 

Mrs. A. E. Townsend, Skiatook 12 800 

Mrs. Will M. Calvin, Skiatook 12 800 

Mrs. Geo. Ricker, Tulsa 18 800 

Mrs. J. D. Dwyer, Tulsa 18 800 

Mrs. L. Kertzman, Tulsa 12 800 

Mrs. Leo Quinn, Tulsa 12 800 

Mrs. John F. Hayden, Tulsa 12 800 

Mrs. Paul Bates, Tulsa 12 800 

Helena Melvin, Tulsa 12 800 

Mrs. E. J. Watson, Tulsa 12 800 

Katherine Melvin, Tulsa 18 800 

Mrs. E. F. Hewitt, Tulsa 18 800 

Mrs. F. E. Ellis, Tulsa 18 800 

Mrs. S. C. Griffin, Tulsa 18 800 

Mrs. Peter Moran, Tulsa 18 800 

Mrs. R. S. Gray, Tulsa 18 2400 

Mrs. A. H. Kentling, Tulsa 12 1600 

Mrs. W. H. Whitney, Tulsa 6 800 

Mrs. W. I. Williams, Tulsa 12 1600 

Mrs. Hallie Golay, Tulsa 6 800 

Mrs. A. A. Kemp, Tulsa 12 1600 

Mrs. Harriett Wardell, Tulsa 12 800 

Mrs. Waddell, Tulsa 6 800 

Mrs. Lou Steinhilber, Tulsa 12 1600 

Mrs. S. J. Richardson, Tulsa 18 2400 

Mrs. W. D. VanSiclen, Tulsa 12 800 

Miss Cora Croft, Tulsa 6 800 

Mrs. Rachael Stern, Tulsa 12 1600 

Mrs. Maud Scott, Tulsa 12 1600 

Mrs. C. M. Rinehart, Tulsa 12 1600 

Mrs. W. C. Vandervoort, Tulsa 12 1600 

Mrs. Huston Jones, Red Fork, 6 800 

Miss Monetta Huckabay, Tulsa 12 1600 

Mrs. Effie Condron, Tulsa 12 800 

Mrs. W. R. Guiberson, Tulsa 12 800 

Mrs. E. A. North, Tulsa 12 800 

Mrs. Thos. Chestnut, Tulsa 12 800 

Mrs. Mary Minnehan, Tulsa 12 800 

Miss Mary Donohoe, Tulsa 12 800 

Miss Ellen Donohoe, Tulsa 12 800 

Mrs. J. J. Conry, Tulsa 18 800 

Mrs. F. A. Gillespie, Tulsa 12 1600 

Mrs. R. W. Walworth, Tulsa 6 800 

Mrs. A. K. Norris, Tulsa 12 1600 

Mrs. W. C. Rogers, Tulsa 6 800 

Mrs. M. Heyman, Tulsa 12 1600 

Mrs. M. M. Moore, Tulsa 12 800 

Mrs. Willis S. Coe, Tulsa 12 800 

Mrs. E. E. Huckabay, Tulsa 6 800 

Mrs. Minnetta Hedges, Tulsa 12 1600 

Miss Clara Kimble,'Tulsa 12 1600 

Mrs. Frank E. Shallenbarger, Tulsa 12 1600 

Mrs. D. K. Hill, Tulsa 6 800 



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Months Hours 



Mrs. Sophia Glassmire, Tulsa 12 800 

Mrs. Jas. Thompson, Tulsa 6 800 

Mrs. John Carson, Tulsa 12 800 

Mrs. C. A. MacDonald, Tulsa 6 800 

Mrs. Susen Eccles, Tulsa 6 800 

Mrs. Jno. S. Griffin, Tulsa 12 1600 

Mrs. Jas. Wilson, Tulsa 18 2400 

Mrs. J. S. Mayo, Tulsa 18 800 

Mrs. J. M. Ward, Tulsa 12 800 

Mrs. F. E. Riddle, Tulsa 12 1600 

Mrs. S. Jacobs, Tulsa 6 800 

Mrs. J. W. McNeal, Tulsa 12 1600 

Miss Lillian Perkins, Tulsa 6 800 

Grandma Ames, Tulsa 12 1600 

Mrs. L. A. White, Tulsa 6 800 

Mrs. Meta Barnett, Tulsa 12 1600 

Mrs. C. B. Long, Tulsa 12 1600 

Mrs. A. J. Carnahan, Tulsa 12 1600 

Mrs. Earl W. Hance, Tulsa 12 1600 

Mrs. F. W. Bailey, Tulsa 12 1600 

Mrs. M. Perkins, Tulsa 12 1600 

Mrs. B. H. Sands, Tulsa 12 1600 

Miss Isabel Fonda, Tulsa 12 1600 

Mrs. Harriett C. Thompson, Tulsa 12 1600 

Miss Coralea Griffin, Tulsa 12 1600 

Miss Mabel Croft, Tulsa 6 800 

Miss Alma McGlenn, Tulsa 6 800 

Mrs. Nellie Cato, Tulsa 12 1600 

Mrs. Scottney, Tulsa 12 1600 

Mrs. A. W. Coleman, Tulsa 18 2400 

Miss Joe Rothammer, Tulsa 18 2400 

Mrs. John Manion, Tulsa 12 1600 

Mrs. John Chambers, Tulsa 12 1600 

Mrs. Theo Cox, Tulsa 12 1600 

Mrs. R. L. McMinn, Tulsa 12 1600 

Mrs. L. F. Yates, Tulsa 12 1600 

Mrs. W. P. Donovan, Tulsa 12 800 

Mrs. H. F. Hartley, Tulsa 18 2400 

Mrs. Randolph Shirk, Tulsa 18 2400 

Mrs. H. C. Ashby, Tulsa 18 2400 

Mrs. James G. Flynn, Tulsa 6 800 

Miss Francis Gormley, Tulsa 6 800 

Mrs. Lula Hutchins, Tulsa 6 800 

Mrs. Howard N. Cole, Tulsa 12 800 

Mrs. J. B. Porter, Tulsa 12 800 

Mrs. T. C. King, Tulsa 12 800 

Miss Mildred Bumgardner, Tulsa 12 800 

Mrs. Fred McDonald, Tulsa 12 800 

Mrs. E. H. DeVore, Tulsa 12 800 

Mrs. H. N. Greis, Tulsa 12 800 

Mrs. George Dole, Sand Springs 12 1600 

Mrs. J. C. Smith, Sand Springs 12 1600 

Mrs. T. B. Andrean, Sand Springs 12 1800 

Mrs. L. L. Spring, Sand Springs 18 800 

Mrs. C. O. Rawson, Sand Springs 18 800 

Mrs. George Ruppart, Sand Springs 18 800 



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Mi~s Sara Bales, Sani Springs 18 800 

Mrs. W. A. Partridge, Sand Springs 12 1600 

Mrs. Oscar Ruppart, Sand Springs 18 800 

Mrs. J. E. Weekly, Sand Springs __ 18 800 

Mrs. T. P. Lanham, Sand Springs 18 800 

Mrs. P. A. Strickland, Sand Springs 12 800 

Mrs. Bettie Strickland, Sand Springs 18 800 

Mrs. Pearl Andrean, Sand Springs _. ._ 18 800 

Mrs. Gertie Andrean, Sand Springs 18 800 

Mrs. Charles H. Lortz Sand Springs 18 800 

Grandma Huggins, Sand Springs 12 1600 

Mrs. James Rusk, Sand Springs 18 800 

Mrs. A. M. Cullings, Sand Springs 18 800 

Mrs. Art Stanton, Sand Springs 18 800 

Mrs. A. E. Townsend, Skiatook 12 800 

Mrs. Will Calvin, Skiatook 12 800 

Mrs. Mary J. Cox, Skiatook 12 800 

Mrs. L. L. Wiles, Skiatook 12 800 

Mrs. Blackburn, Skiatook 12 800 

Mrs. Folkes, Skiatook 12 800 

Mrs. Daisy Jones, Catoosa 6 800 

Mrs. W. F. Flegg, Catoosa 6 800 

Mrs. N. O. Colburn, Collinsville 12 800 

Mrs. J. C. Higginson, Collinsville 12 800 

Mrs. C. B. Stiles, Leonard 12 1600 

Mrs. H. H. Wilcox, Leonard 12 800 

Mrs. Ord Neville (deceased), Jenks 12 1600 

Mrs. W. R. Luckfield, Glenpool 12 800 

Mrs. C. W. Gillespie, Turley 6 800 

Mrs. Ora Root, Red Fork 12 808 





Above: Junior Red Cross work room. 
Below : Patriotic League Y. W. C. A. 




RALPH TALBOT, State and County Chairman of Four-Minute Men ; State 
Director Speakers Bureau in Victory Loan campaign p.nd Secretary Tulsa County 
Fuel Board. 

W. O. BUCK, County Chairman of Four-Minute Men ; district chairman for 
four Counties in May and December, 1918, Red Cross drives; Chairman of Speakers 
Bureau in all Liberty Loan, Red Cross and United War Work drives. 

ROBERT BOICE CARSON, Musical Director and Manager of Victory Chorus : 
County Chairman of Four-Minute Singing Men ; Lieutenant in American Protective 
League. 

GLENN CONDON, State Chairman Four-Minute Men ; resigned to enter navy ; 
sent to western front hy County Council of Defense on war mission. 



CHAPTER FIVE 

Other War Organizations 

i. 

FOUR MINUTE MEN 

THE Four-Minute Men was one of the most extraordinary 
organizations which the World War produced. Conceived 
primarily to acquaint the people of the country with the 
intimate causes which led the United States into the war, it be- 
came eventually one of the most potent connecting links between 
the Government and the people. 

In its incipiency the organization used the theaters of the 
country as its field of operations, but with the first national cam- 
paign, that of food production, it penetrated every channel capable 
of furnishing an audience. 

Its personnel included not only the best public speakers avail- 
able in various communities, but also prominent men who, though 
not orators, wielded sufficient influence in civic and financial af- 
fairs to give weight to their words and judgment. 

These men willingly accepted assignments under the most 
unfavorable conditions. Inclement weather, almost impassable 
roads and belated trains were matters of no consequence to them 
— their speaking appointments were kept with religious exacti- 
tude. 

Early in the war the state of Oklahoma furnished over 3,000 
Four-Minute speakers. 

Stratton D. Brooks, President of Oklahoma University, at 
Norman, was appointed first state chairman of the organization. 
On account of many other important war duties, however, he 
could not devote the necessary time to it and Glenn Condon, at 
that time managing editor of the Tulsa World, was named to suc- 
ceed him. 

On account of his newspaper experience and his service in 
the State Legislature, Condon had a wide acquaintance through- 
out the State. He selected as his county chairmen men whom 
he knew were qualified and could be depended upon. In a short 
time he had perfected an organization in practically every county 
and town in the State. 

In November, 1917, Condon went to Europe on a war mis- 
sion, and N. R. Graham of Tulsa was appointed to succeed him. In 

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140 TULSA COUNTY IN THE WORLD WAR 

the meantime Condon had opened up State headquarters in the 
local Chamber of Commerce rooms and had employed a stenog- 
rapher and secretary, whose salary was paid by the Tulsa County 
Council of National Defense. The Council from that time forward 
maintained the organization financially. 

Upon his return from Europe, Condon enlisted in the U. S. 
Marine Corps. In April, 1918, Ralph Talbot of Tulsa was named 
state director, in which capacity he served until the organization 
was finally disbanded. 

The first Tulsa County chairman of the Four-Minute Men 
organization was J. Burr Gibbons, who in this capacity rendered 
valuable assistance to the campaigns put on during the first 
months of the war. 

He assembled a corps of speakers which continued as the 
nucleus of the organization until it disbanded after the signing 
of the Armistice. Gibbons resigned on account of the press of 
other war work, more especially on account of his duties as chair- 
man of the Council of Defense. State Director N. R. Graham ap- 
pointed Ralph Talbot to succeed him. Talbot had gained some 
insight into the importance of the work to be done by the Four- 
Minute Men, through his association with Gibbons under whose 
guidance the personnel of the organization had been increased. 

A transportation bureau headed by J. T. Forster of the 
Forster-Davis Automobile Corporation was organized and proved 
a tremendous aid. Enough cars were pledged by dealers and pri- 
vate owners to furnish transportation for speakers to any part of 
the county at all times. 

Speakers were used on street cars, in refreshment parlors, in 
the theaters, in hotel lobbies, in the churches, in district school 
houses — in fact, the Four-Minute Men reached practically every 
person in the county. 

Through the assistance of G. E. Warren, an attorney of 
Tulsa, active in labor organizations, the Four-Minute men ap- 
peared before the different unions and the response from these 
bodies was gratifying. 

The Apollo Club of Tulsa furnished singers for a number of 
meetings in the county and aided materially in getting crowds at 
country school-houses. At these meetings the four-minute regu- 
lation was set aside, the speaker delivering an address lasting 
from fifteen minutes to one hour. The local Musicians' Union fur- 
nished bands for a number of meetings arranged by the Four- 
Minute Men. The expenses were taken care of by the men who 
were doing the work. 

In July, 1918, when Ralph Talbot was appointed State direc- 
tor of Four-Minute Men for Oklahoma, W. 0. Buck, vice-president 
of the Central National Bank, was appointed county director. 



141 OTHER WAR ORGANIZATIONS 

Through his executive ability and the experience gained as a 
Four-Minute speaker he perfected the county organization to a 
degree that made it famous throughout the State. 

Chairman Buck worked night and day, early and late, and 
the speakers who had pledged him their support received renewed 
inspiration until the Four-Minute organization was recognized as 
one of the most vital factors in putting over the different war 
campaigns. Buck continued to serve as county chairman until 
the organization was disbanded after the signing of the Armis- 
tice. At a farewell banquet held by the Four-Minute Men each 
man was presented with an Honorable Discharge issued by the 
United States Government for services rendered during the World 
War. 

Following is a list of the Tulsa citjf ; members and the chair- 
men of subdivisions of this orgaaai^^Qn : 

Rev. J. W. Abel, Rev. L.' S. Barton! Edward A. Braniff, C. E. 
Buchner, R. Courtney, Glenn Condon, F. L. Dunn, Clarence B. 
Douglas, Lee Daniels, P. J. Edwards, J. P. Evers, C. H. Fenster- 
macher, A. L. Farmer, Ray S. Fellows, J. T. Forster, Clark Field, 
F. H. Greer, J. Burr Gibbons, N. R. Graham, E. M. Gallaher, F. S. 
Hurd, local chairman at Broken Arrow; Wash E. Hudson, E. E. 
Harvey, H. H. Hagan, A. A. Hatch, Alf C. Heggem, Rev. John S. 
Herring, Cliff Hastings, Rev. C. V. Kling, Rev. C. W. Kerr, Lee 
L. Levering, T. M. Leslie, L. M. Lane, Ralsa F. Morley, John B. 
Meserve, F. C. Morse, Rev. Albert Massey, A. E. Montgomery, 
Rabbi J. B. Menkes, C. P. Manion, J. A. McKeever, F. F. Nelson, 
E. E. Oberholtzer, Merle C. Prunty, George E. Reeves, Charles B. 
Rogers, W. B. Richards, E. A. Robinson, George M. Ransom, Jack 
R. Slaughter, 0. A. Steiner, Rev. C. R. Tucker, R. A. Trusty, T. 
L. Wallace, G. E. Warren, L. L. Wiles, local chairman at Skia- 
took ; Henry W. Worsham, local chairman at Bixby ; R. A. Woods, 
Robert Boise Carson. 

In addition to these there were four speakers at Collinsville 
under the management of the local chairman, J. F. Orr. The Col- 
linsville organization was perfected before Collinsville became a 
part of Tulsa County and the work was handled directly from 
Washington. 

At Broken Arrow the local chairman, F. S. Hurd, used the 
following speakers: Z. I. J. Holt, J. S. Severson, M. P. Howser, 
J. Wright Young, W. T. Dalton, W. F. Brooks, W. J. Cross, W. D. 
Ownby, Robert B. Mitchell, G. B. Chenoweth, Prof. A. G. Bowles. 

At Skiatook the local chairman, L. L. Wiles, had speakers 
as follows: C. H. Cleveland, A. W. Lucas, A. J. Butts, L. H. 
Taylor, F. F. Cochran, Ira 0. Butts, Ralph E. Gilbert, J. C. King, 
R. W. McDowell, Sam L. Nabors, Dr. L. A. O'Brien, C. F. Rogers 
and J. W. Owen. 



II. 

FOOD ADMINISTRATION 

The Food Administration of Oklahoma was organized by the 
appointment of Stratton D. Brooks, of Norman, as Federal Food 
Administrator for the State, later succeeded by Hon. C. B. 
Ames, of Oklahoma City; Alvin Richards of Norman, secretary; 
Emma Chandler, home economics director; W. J. Pettee, State 
merchant representative, and Charles H. Stone, library publicity 
director. 

The Food Administration of Tulsa County was organized 
following the receipt of this letter from the State Administrator, 
under date of January 19, 1918: 

"UNITED STATES FOOD ADMINISTRATION 

January 19, 1918. 
"Colonel Clarence B. Douglas, 

"Tulsa, Oklahoma. 
"Dear Colonel Douglas : 

"In the operation of the United States Food Administration, 
a complete organization of every state down to townships is be- 
coming necessary for efficiency. The important unit in this will 
be the county organization with a County Food Administrator 
at the head. A canvass of the county leads me to ask you to 
become the administrator for Tulsa County. Will you accept? 

"As County Food Administrator you will be expected to act 
as head of all food conservation work and to represent the United 
States Food Administration, acting through this office, and be 
responsible for the observance of all regulations and requests. 
You will be expected to work in co-operation as directing head 
with all present Food Administration organizations in your 
County. 

"It is the plan to make each county responsible for its part 
in the solution of the food production and distribution problem of 
our country in war time. If you accept the responsibility as 
County Food Administrator, please wire me as promptly, and ex- 
pect plenty of work in your patriotic service. 
"Very truly yours, 

"(Signed) STRATTON D. BROOKS, 
"Federal Food Administrator for Oklahoma." 

Immediately following his appointment, Colonel Douglas 
called together the merchants of Tulsa dealing with food stuffs 
and to them explained at a mass meeting in the Chamber of 
Commerce rooms the purposes and object of the State Admin- 

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istration. He asked the fullest co-operation of the dealers present 
and was assured by practically all of them that at any time they 
could render any service to the department they would gladly 
do so. A splendid spirit of patriotism and co-operation was evi- 
denced at this meeting and this co-operation continued through- 
out the operations of the department in this city. 

Acting under authority of the State Director, Colonel 
Douglas appointed the following local Administrators for the 
towns and townships named : 

City food administrator for the city of Tulsa, Ora E. Upp; 
for Red Fork, Prof. W. E. Kerr; Glen Pool Township, J. A. 
Prim ; Glen Pool, F. L. Stewart ; Alsuma, R. H. Presley ; Skiatook, 
F. F. Cochran; Bixby, Charles Privet; Sperry, J. D. Winters; 
Sand Springs, W. J. Boone; Broken Arrow, H. L. Pierce, and 
Collinsville, which was added to Tulsa County, Jack Eldridge. 

At the request of the State Department, Administrator 
Douglas named a fair price committee, consisting of Messrs. 
Cyrus S. Avery, C. E. Mouser, Judge Ed. Warren and Mark E. 
Carr, and this committee, with Colonel Douglas as chairman, took 
up the work of establishing proper prices for commodities and 
food stuffs in Tulsa County. Later, at the request of Colonel 
Douglas, Philip Kates, who had shown a great interest in war 
work of all kinds and especially in food prices, was appointed 
chairman of the fair price committee and served for the dura- 
tion of the war. 

The scope and duties of the Tulsa County Food Administra- 
tion were rather extensive and entered into the business of the 
food and feed dealers, grocerymen, ice manufacturers and deal- 
ers, restaurants, hotels and cafes, and into the problem of a fair 
price for threshing and the best method of preserving the 
crop of food stuffs for the year. Tulsa being an especially active 
city there was a great volume of work called to the attention of 
the Food Administrator. 

The work of the Food Administrator was very much aided 
by the Housewives' League of Tulsa, and especially by the indi- 
vidual efforts of Mrs. Lilah D. Lindsey, one of Tulsa County's 
most patriotic women. Mrs. Lindsey gave practically all of her 
time to the problem of protecting alike the interests of the Gov- 
ernernment, the housewives and the merchants and rendered 
very efficient service. 

The County Administrator had filed with him numerous 
complaints charging individuals with violating the food regula- 
tions, with violating the market arid hotel regulations, and each 
of these complaints as filed was given special attention, and in 
some instances quasi judicial hearings were held; testimony 
taken, and a decision arrived at; and the only thing apparently 



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necessary to correct any of the alleged violations was simply the 
decision of the County Food Administrator with an admonition 
to the alleged offender to straighten up and conform to the rules 
and regulations prescribed by the Government. 

The County was at first put on a fifty-fifty basis in the mat- 
ter of flour and flour substitutes and while this resulted in con- 
siderable saving of flour it did not, in the opinion of the Food 
Administrator, meet all of the requirements. After mature de- 
liberation the County Administrator determined to put Tulsa 
County on a wheatless basis entirely and did so by taking up 
the proposition with the Southwestern Milling Division, H. A. 
Hunt, at Kansas City, and requesting that no more flour be 
shipped into Tulsa County; and by advising the millers of 
Tulsa County not to grind or sell flour to anyone, the net result 
was that probably more than any county in the state Tulsa 
really conserved flour for the use of the Government, and for 
a considerable length of time this city and county was on a 
substantially no-wheat basis, no-flour basis, and effected the 
largest saving of any county in the State, of flour products. 

The citizenship of Tulsa County generally responded to every 
request made by the Food Department and while practically all 
of them recognized that there was no specific law for the en- 
forcement of the food regulations, an appeal to the patriotism 
of the public was all that was required to get a compliance with 
any regulation or rule issued. 

Some interesting sidelights on the food situation are dis- 
closed in the correspondence of the County Administrator. For 
instance, this regulation: 

"To all Hotels and Restaurants : More beef must be saved to 
supply our army in France and the Allied Armies. The national 
supply of fresh pork, bacon, ham and sausage is large enough to 
replace the beef we are now using. 

"Between now and September 15th beef consumption must 
be reduced according to the following program: 

"Serve boiled beef only at two meals a week. 

"Serve beefsteak only at one meal a week. 

"Serve roast beef only at one meal a week. 

"These regulations may be brought to the attention of your 
patrons by placing cards and signs about your dining rooms and 
lunch counters. 

THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT 
'Requests that 

'Beef, boiled, be served only two meals a week. 

'Beef, roast, be served only one meal a week. 

'Beefsteak, be served only one meal a week. 

'Effective June 15th to September 15th.' 



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"I recommend that you have this sign printed at your ex- 
pense on a card 22x28. 

"RECAPITULATION OF REGULATIONS 

"Two teaspoonsful of sugar ONLY is allowed per meal per 
person. 

"Two ounces ONLY of bread (wheat products) at each meal 
per person. 

"No sherbets or ices to be served. 

"Are you on a wheatless basis? If not, why not?" 

The following letter is explanatory of the effect of putting 
Tulsa County on a wheatless basis : 

Tulsa, Oklahoma, July 11, 1918. 
Hon. C. B. Ames, 

Federal Food Administrator, 
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. 
Dear Sir: 

About May 15th, after a conference with City Food Administrator 
Orra E. Upp, we requested A. J. Hunt of the Milling Division, at Kansas 
City, Missouri, to route car loads of flour elsewhere than to Tulsa County 
and diverted three car loads from this county at the time this request was 
made, or soon after. 

You will be interested in knowing that a recent investigation has 
developed the fact that reports from one-third of the grocers in the city of 
Tulsa show that they sold 43,000 pounds of flour less the first three weeks 
in June than they sold the first three weeks in April under the fifty-fifty 
plan, which would make for the 156 grocers of Tulsa approximately 130,000 
pounds of flour three of the seven weeks we were on a practically flourless 
basis. I am sure the remaining four weeks in June and July the conserva- 
tion was even greater than this and am entirely within the figures when 
I say to you that my order for a flourless basis in Tulsa County during the 
seven weeks has saved in excess of 500,000 pounds of flour for the Govern- 
ment. I proceeded on the theory that the way to save flour was to take 
it out of the market and am much gratified with the result obtained. We 
have now gone back to the fifty-fifty basis as per instructions. 

Very truly yours, 
(Signed) CLARENCE B. DOUGLAS, 

Food Administrator for Tulsa County. 

Placards were generously used in all hotels, restaurants 
and other places where food was served and it was remarkable 
how quickly the people adjusted themselves to the new order of 
things. 

A campaign was made among the women in the homes on the 
purchase of substitutes and on the importance of wheatless and 
meatless days, and the response was most gratifying. 

There were very few instances reported of violations of the 
meatless days and the reports of hoarding were few and far be- 
tween. A vigorous spirit of patriotism seemed rampant in Tulsa 
County and each order and each new regulation was promptly 
complied with on its publication. 

Co-operating with the Council of Defense the Food Admin- 
istrator called a meeting of threshers and farmers to agree upon 



146 TULSA COUNTY IN THE WORLD WAR 

a basis of charges for threshing wheat and oats in Tulsa County, 
with the final agreement that a fair price of four cents for oats 
and seven cents for wheat was established and put in force and 
effect by a joint order of the Food Administrator and the chair- 
man of the County Council of Defense, throughout Tulsa County. 

The ice situation at one time became acute owing to the 
inability of manufacturers to supply the demand and the pref- 
erence list was established as follows: first service to be made 
to hospitals; second to households; third to hotels and restau- 
rants; fourth to grocers and meat markets, and thereafter to 
cold drink stands, and an order was issued prohibiting the use 
of cracked ice in soft drinks or on the tables of hotels, restau- 
rants and cafes and limiting the consumption of ice to one 
household to fifty pounds per day. The above regulation was 
covered by an emergency ordinance adopted by the city admin- 
istration of Tulsa and was properly carried out during the short- 
age. 

There was an acute sugar shortage for quite a period of time 
and blank forms were furnished grocerymen requiring the pur- 
chaser to certify that any sugar purchased in excess of five 
pounds was for the purpose of canning or preserving fruits and 
vegetables, these certificates being signed by the purchaser and 
left with the merchants. 

A rigid order was enforced prohibiting the killing, shipping 
or sale of hens and pullets for a period, this restriction being 
lifted April 18, 1918. 

In the appointment of Orra E. Upp as city Food Administra- 
tor for Tulsa, Colonel Douglas secured the services of one of the 
most patriotic citizens of the city, a man whose former experi- 
ence as a wholesale grocer was invaluable in the work in hand, 
and during the period of the war, Upp rendered most valuable 
service to the Food Administration. 

Numerous meetings were held in Tulsa with the district 
Food Administrators of Tulsa County, and the County Admin- 
istrator attended several sessions of the State organization held 
at Oklahoma City, called for the purpose of meeting new and 
strange conditions as they would arise. The work was carried 
on without financial aid from the Government and was financed 
by volunteer subscriptions, and a service was probably rendered 
which could not have been purchased on a salary basis. 

In the latter part of August Colonel Douglas resigned as 
Tulsa County Food Administrator and for a brief interval George 
E. Black carried on the business of the office, later being suc- 
ceeded by C. J. Hindman, who was formally appointed to the po- 
sition by State Administrator Ames, and who served through 
September and October up to the Armistice. The new Admin- 



OTHER WAR ORGANIZATIONS 147 

istrator brought to the office the experience of a trained lawyer 
and good business man and conducted the affairs of his depart- 
ment in a manner satisfactory to the State Administration and 
to the county. 

In the early days of the Food Administration succeeding the 
appointment of Stratton D. Brooks, of Norman, as State Food 
Administrator, it fell to the task of J. Burr Gibbons, chairman 
of the Tulsa County Council of Defense to whip into shape an 
adequate organization to meet the Government's demands for 
food conservation. The efforts of the local Administrator at 
this time were concentrated on the control of the price of sugar 
and upon securing relief from a sugar shortage in Tulsa. At 
that time there was not a single carload of that staple in Tulsa 
although several carloads were being held in the vicinity by 
brokers. By virtue of his authority as chairman of the County 
Council of Defense, Gibbons handled this matter through the 
Corporation Commission with the result that the sugar was 
soon equitably distributed among jobbers and dealers. The 
purchases of consumers were restricted to one pound at a time. 

The general public was also protected in the matter of prices, 
which were regulated during the period of the shortage. At- 
tempts were made to impose prices as high as 25 cents a pound, 
and a uniform price of twelve and one-half cents gradually gave 
way to a charge of eleven and later of ten cents a pound. Nu- 
merous charges of ground glass having been found in bread and 
of poison having found its way into soda water bottles were in- 
vestigated and in almost every case were found to be groundless. 
In some instances ingredients employed in the making of foods 
were found to have crystalized and had been mistaken for ground 
glass. 



III. 

FUEL ADMINISTRATION 

That Tulsa met her war obligations without fear or favor was 
clearly demonstrated in the operation of the Fuel Administration 
in disclaiming all advantage which might accrue to a city depend- 
ent entirely upon natural gas for fuel and light — by a strict con- 
formity to all regulations imposed by the National Fuel Organi- 
zation. In this single instance was public opinion divided, the 
argument having been presented that the enforcement of light- 
less nights in Tulsa would not further the cause of fuel conserva- 
tion since the city was entirely dependent upon natural gas for 
fuel and light. The Government, however, sustained the con- 
tention of the local Fuel Board in its efforts to strengthen the pub- 
lic morale and bring to mind more clearly the gravity of the war 
situation. 

The Fuel Board consisted of J. Burr Gibbons, chairman ; E. 
A. Wilcox, manager of the Tulsa Public Service Corporation and 
who later became captain in the Chemical Welfare Board in the 
United States Army, representing the light and power plants; 
Ralph Talbot representing the theaters ; Earl G. Williamson rep- 
resenting the coal interests of the County ; A. P. W. Kerr of Sand 
Springs, C. H. Cleveland of Skiatook and R. B. Mitchell of Broken 
Arrow represented the Fuel Board in their respective sections. 

Gibbons wired Washington asking if lightless nights should 
become effective where cities were lighted by natural gas and 
received the reply that the prime object of the order was the 
conservation of fuel, but that the moral effect of darkening all 
public buildings and business houses would be great, bringing as 
it would the realization that the country was at war. 

Gibbons then put Tulsa on a war time basis regardless of 
the advantages which the city might have had over other sections 
of the country. 

In the beginning there were three lightless nights a week, 
later this number was reduced to two, and the edicts of the Ad- 
ministration were enforced through the assistance of the police 
department and the Public Service Corporation. 

It was through the efforts of the Fuel Administrator that 
consumers of coal in the County were given both service and de- 
livery on coal from the mines of Oklahoma. The supply and de- 
mand was regulated and empty coal-cars were promptly returned 
and distributed. In this work Williamson took an active part. 
The Fuel Administration looked after hundreds of families in 

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the County who were without coal and put the prices of coal from 
the bin on a uniform basis in the coal-consuming zone. The 
Fuel Board visited every mine in the County and conferred with 
the managers of all the large industrial plants in the course of 
their investigations. 

The Theatrical Managers' Association and the Retail Mer- 
chants' Association lent their hearty co-operation to this move- 
ment. Literature and posters were widely distributed. The 
propaganda was carried into the engine-rooms of factories, hotels 
and large business establishments. By a strict compliance with the 
rules lightless nights became a fact in Tulsa. 

During this period, the winter of 1917-18, the Country Club 
was closed by order of the Fuel Administration. 

Despite the fact that it never became necessary to impose 
fines or cut off lights in Tulsa the local Administration made the 
rounds of the city every night. This like all other war measures 
when properly understood was observed with a spirit of loyalty 
that characterized the citizenship throughout the period of the 
war. 

In November, 1918, Gibbons resigned as County Fuel Ad- 
ministrator and G. E. Williamson, president of the Independent 
Fuel Company, was appointed to succeed him. On receiving his 
honorable discharge the Fuel Administrator was instructed to 
send all correspondence, records and accounts of his office to the 
Custodian of Records at Washington. On the resignation of E. 
A. Wilcox, Ralph Talbot became secretary of the County Fuel 
Board. 

Tulsa County was the only County in the United States, 
according to data received by the County Administrator, which 
did not transmit a formal complaint either to the State Fuel Ad- 
ministration or the National Administrator. During the ex- 
istence of the Administration there was but a single complaint 
made against the enforcement of regulations pertaining to pro- 
duction and this one was the result of the requirements of the 
Kansas City office. No license was revoked in Tulsa on account 
of a violation of the Fuel Administrator's orders. 

Local dealers in fuel were allowed the retailer's $1.50 per 
ton margin on coal. 

The Fuel Administrator disapproved and prevented the 
adoption of the "skip stop" system proposed by the Tulsa Street 
Railway Company on the ground that it was not necessary. This 
would have permitted the cars to stop only at alternate inter- 
sections. 

Following are the provisions of the "lightless night" order: 

"No corporation, association, partnership or person engaged 
wholly or in part in the business of furnishing electricity for 



150 TULSA COUNTY IN THE WORLD WAR 

illumination or power purposes; and no corporation, association, 
partnership or person, maintaining a plant for the purpose of 
supplying for their own use electricity for illumination or power, 
shall use any coal, oil, gas or other fuel, for the purpose of sup- 
plying electricity for illumination or displaying advertisements, 
notices, announcements or signs designating the location of an 
office or place of business, for electric searchlights or for external 
illumination for ornamentation of any building, or lights in the 
interior of stores, offices or other places of business, when such 
stores are not open for business excepting such lights as are 
necessary for the public safety or as are required by law; nor 
for excessive street lighting intended for display or advertising 
purposes, whether such lights are maintained by the municipality 
or by others." 

These prohibitions were effective only on Thursday and 
Sunday nights, of each week, exceptions being made to lights used 
by the United States or State Government and street lights of 
cities and towns under contract, but not for a "White Way." 
Porch and entrance lights where necessary at residences, factor- 
ies and business houses, were not prohibited. 

The County Fuel Board at the time of its continuation con- 
sisted of G. E. Williamson, Ralph Talbot, J. Burr Gibbons and 
Mrs. Minette Hedges. 

Local Fuel Administrators were: Sperry, J. D. Winters; 
Jenks, Q. V. Johnson ; Sand Springs, A. E. Kerr ; Skiatook, C .H. 
Cleveland ; Bixby, Harry Worsham ; Broken Arrow, R. B. Mitchell. 



IV. 
AMERICAN PROTECTIVE LEAGUE 

The American Protective League was organized in March, 
1917, with the approval of the Attorney General of the United 
States, and during the war was operated under the direction of 
the Bureau of Investigation of the Department of Justice. 

It was a volunteer league of citizens acting through local 
organizations under a Board of National Directors. 

The National Headquarters were in Washington, D. C., in 
close proximity to the Department of Justice. Divisional head- 
quarters were established in the various States and possessions 
of the United States. Local branches were installed in the cities, 
towns and villages of the country. 

The organization was wholly non-partisan in character. (Ex- 
tract from the Report of the Attorney General of the United 
States to the Senate and House of Representatives, dated De- 
cember 4, 1917.) 

"As the work increased and the probability that this country 
would be drawn into the war became more certain, the Depart- 
ment encouraged the organization of various local volunteer cit- 
izens' committee for the purpose of being on the lookout for dis- 
loyal or enemy activities and the presentation of such matters to 
the proper officials. These volunteer associations have rendered 
very great assistance. 

"One of them in particular, which is nation-wide in scope 
and which is known as the American Protective League, has 
proven to be invaluable, and constitutes a most important auxil- 
iary and reserve force for the Bureau of Investigation. Its mem- 
bership, which is carefully guarded, includes leading men in va- 
rious localities, who have volunteered their services for the pur- 
pose of being on the lookout for and reporting to this department 
information of value to the Government, and for the further pur- 
pose of endeavoring to secure information regarding any matter 
about which it may be requested to make inquiry. This organi- 
zation has been of the greatest possible aid in thousands of cases 
in the principal cities of the United States. Its members are not 
officers or agents of the Department and do not attempt to take 
decisive action in any matter, except through the regular officers 
of the Department. Its work has been performed in a thoroughly 
commendable manner with a minimum of friction and complaint 
and from motives of the highest patriotism. It is a self-sup- 

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porting organization, and it would be difficult to exaggerate the 
value of its services to the Bureau of Investigation." 

The Tulsa Division, of the American Protective League was 
organized May 26, 1917, and operated under the consecutive di- 
rection of John A. Hammer, C. E. Lahman and F. L. Bartlett. 
A campaign to perfect the organization was begun by Bart- 
lett in March, 1918. Directly associated with him were Roscoe 
Griffith, assistant chief; Miss Pearl McAdams, executive secre- 
tary, and Capt. H. Grayson Bell. 

Financial assistance was solicited only from persons and 
institutions known to be patriotic supporters of the war. In ad- 
dition to this financial assistance some of the larger local oil com- 
panies which maintained private forces for their own protection 
gratuitously offered the League the services of these trained men. 
In this connection mention should be made of Fred Cook of the 
Prairie Oil and Gas Company, whose broad experience with the 
Department of Interior at Muskogee and years of service under 
the Department of Justice rendered his assistance of particular 
value to the organization. The closest relation existed between 
the Department of Justice and the American Protective League 
throughout the country and nowhere was this co-operation more 
evident than in Tulsa. Invaluable aid was rendered the League 
by John A. Whalen, local agent for this department. Access to 
his files was accorded investigators who were encouraged in their 
activities by his complete reliance upon their discretion. 

The police department of Tulsa contributed largely to the 
success of the League by commissioning members for special 
police duty and placing at their disposal its criminal records and 
Bertillion system. Through the Bureau of Identification of this 
department which handled the registration of enemy aliens in 
Tulsa and vicinity, the League was able to secure duplicates of 
photographs and the data of the entire registration. The Tulsa 
Division was one of the few branches of the organization which 
had available this particular data in their files. 

Other contributing factors to the successful operation of the 
Tulsa Division were the Home Guard which participated in the 
Slacker drive, the Draft Board and the County Council of 
Defense. 

The Tulsa Division handled approximately 500 investiga- 
tions, covering every nature of case over which the Department 
of Justice had jurisdiction. 

The following resume from the official files of the League 
gives evidence of the scope and importance of its operations : 

Disloyalty cases, 148; of these the majority were persons of 
German descent, the most rabid ones being of the second gener- 
ation. 



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Alien enemy cases, 21 ; the League maintained a guardian- 
ship committee which had personal supervision of the 60 alien 
enemies registered in Tulsa, making weekly reports as to their 
whereabouts. 

On violation of the Espionage Act 11 cases were compiled, 
hearings having been obtained before the commission in each 
case. 

On violation of the Food Act but six cases were handled, 
this work coming more directly under the direction of the Council 
of Defense. 

Of cases involving financial war measures there were four. 
One investigation covered a period of four months, the suspects 
having been traced through nearly every State in the Union. 

Six cases of impersonation or wearing uniform of officers 
of the Allied Nations were investigated. 

Loyalty and character cases numbered forty-eight. These 
were assigned to the League for investigation and report by the 
Intelligence Bureau of the War Department. This work was a 
necessary preliminary to the issuance of pass-ports for overseas 
service by the Red Cross, Y. M. C. A., and branches of the Army 
and Navy. 

In the 135 cases apprehended under the Selective Service 
Law were included draft evaders, slackers, men who registered 
but who did not fill out their questionnaires, men who failed to 
appear for medical examination, men who failed to appear at the 
railway station for embarkation for training camps; however, 
this number represents only a small fraction of the cases inves- 
tigated. 

Of training camp activities there were eight cases ; war risk 
insurance, one; general neutrality, six; miscellaneous, forty. 

Investigations made outside of the Tulsa district, on cases 
sent to the League by other branches, were numerous. In this 
work Capt. Bell rendered a special service. Through his ac- 
quaintance with agents and representatives of the Department 
of Justice he was able to avoid the usual delays in securing veri- 
fication of his credentials. These investigations led him to Wash- 
ington, Chicago, New York, to the Gulf coast and as far west as 
Salt Lake City. Delicate matters involving citizens of France, 
Great Britain, Switzerland and Italy were handled by the League 
with commendable tact. 

In August, 1918, Bartlett resigned his office as chief of 
the Tulsa Division to enter the Naval Aviation Ground School at 
Boston. He was succeeded by P. E. Magee, president of the 
Union National Bank. 

During the latter days of the organization, through the 
courtesy of Whalen, the League occupied adjoining offices 



154 TULSA COUNTY IN THE WORLD WAR 

to the Department of Justice in the Federal Building and through 
this proximity was finally absorbed by this department. 

By official order of the Bureau of Investigation the League 
was disbanded in February, 1919, with a strong expression of 
appreciation from the Department of Justice for its splendid 
service during the most trying days of the war. 



V. 

NAVY LEAGUE 

Tulsa's initial effort towards the winning of the war was 
manifested in the organization of the Navy League on May, 1917, 
this being the first County war body to be organized in the State 
of Oklahoma. This movement gave promise of great achieve- 
ment when the career of the National organization was suddenly 
brought to a close as a result of a controversy between Secretary 
of War Daniels and the National directorate of the United States 
Navy League. 

During its brief existence, however, the Tulsa branch, of 
which J. Burr Gibbons was president and Mrs. A. W. Roth man- 
ager of the Women's Division, established an enviable record 
for the magnitude and diversity of its accomplishments. The 
League at one time made a single order for $15,000 worth of 
knitting wool. 

Plans for a State organization of large proportions was 
under way at the time the League was disbanded. Immediately 
following the organization of the Tulsa branch plans for an exten- 
sive State organization were inaugurated under the direction of J. 
Burr Gibbons, State organizer, assisted by Capt. W. H. Stayton, 
executive secretary of the National organization, sent from Na- 
tional headquarters for this purpose. Gibbons became a Na- 
tional director and his plans for a National war program was 
adopted without a change. In the National organization he was 
made a member of the membership and campaign committees, 
member of the State and sectional organization committee and 
chairman of the National Publicity Committee. 

The executive committee of the Tulsa branch included J. M. 
Berry, chairman ; E. W. Sinclair, E. R. Perry, R. M. McFarlin, J. 
H. McEwen, Mark E. Carr, E. E. Oberholtzer and Mrs. A. W. 
Roth. W. C. Lamm was executive secretary and Miss Elsie 
Calvin was his assistant. 

The following women constituted a committee which taught 
knitting, inspected articles and packed them for shipment: Mrs. 
Don Hagler, Mrs. H. C. Ashby, Mrs. G. C. Stebbins, Mrs. R. S. 
Grey, Mrs. R. M. Moody, Mrs. A. E. Fumer and Mrs. C. W. 
Gillete. 

The Tulsa branch of the Navy League equipped with knitted 
articles the crew of the cruiser "Cunningham." The 1200 knit- 
ters working in 60 units produced 5,000 articles valued at $10,000. 

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Miriam Turk, eight years old, who knit sweaters, was the young- 
est knitter. The youngest boy knitter was Stanley Wilson, ten 
years old, who knit sweaters. An invalid seventy-seven years old 
knit 15 sweaters in six months, although she was bedridden most 
of the time. Grant C. Stebbins, fifty-five years old, a millionaire 
oil man, knit everything but socks. 

When the Navy League was disbanded all materials in stock 
were turned over to the Tulsa County Chapter of the Red Cross 
and the workers were absorbed by the knitting units of that 
organization. 

The following is the financial report of the Navy League 
issued December 11, 1917: 

Total collections, $5,923.00 ; total receipts from merchandise 
sale, $427.45; total collections, $6,350.45; total disbursements, 
$3,781.54; cash on hand, $2,568.91. 

Among the high lights in the Navy League activities in 
Tulsa are the following: 

Tulsa branch was the first and only branch of the Navy 
League in Oklahoma. 

It built and owned a headquarters on "Liberty Square." 

It owned the only auto-submarine in the State. 

It maintained automobile speaking tours in Tulsa County 
and the adjacent country, for recruits for the Navy and for work- 
ers in comforts committee work. 

Christmas 4>oxes were provided for sailors, Tulsa Engineers 
and Tulsa Ambulancers through a campaign waged for this pur- 
pose in December, 1917. 

The Tulsa Navy Recruiting Office enlisted 523 men in 1917, 
which was more than the combined enlistments of the other six 
sub-stations in the State of Oklahoma. It was a significant fact 
that Tulsa was the only sub-station with a Navy League. 

VI. 
WAR INDUSTRIES BOARD 

The War Industries Board was created at Washington for 
the purpose of husbanding and maintaining such natural re- 
sources of the country as were necessary to the successful con- 
duct of the war. The United States in this work was divided into 
regions and these regions subdivided into districts. 

R. M. McFarlin of Tulsa was appointed chairman of the 
Eleventh District of the Fourteenth Region, which comprised the 
following Counties and their resources : 

Craig and Ottawa, lead and zinc; Washington, Tulsa and 
Creek, cement; Craig, Nowata, Rogers, Tulsa, Washington, 
Osage, Kay, Noble, Creek, Payne, Lincoln, Okmulgee, Hughes, 
Okfuskee, Pawnee and Seminole, oil and gas; Rogers, Tulsa, 



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Washington, Craig, Creek, Okmulgee and Okfuskee, coal; Pot- 
towatomie and Hughes, asphalt ; sands, clay and stone being found 
in the entire district. 

McFarlin served as chairman for the duration of the war. 
He perfected a complete organization of his district and placed 
all available information on file for the use of the Government. 

VII. 
U. S. SHIP BUILDING RESERVE 

Early in the year 1918 it was evident that the fortunes of 
war lay with that side which could place the larger number of 
men and the greatest quantity of provender and munitions of 
war on the western front in the shortest possible time. Without 
the timely arrival of an overpowering American force and prac- 
tically inexhaustible supplies Paris would have fallen to the 
enemy during that summer. The necessity for immense ship- 
ping tonnage became so apparent that the United States Govern- 
ment exerted every effort to the end that the greatest possible 
tonnage of new snipping should be placed on the seas at the 
earliest possible moment. 

To further this movement the United States Shipbuilding 
Reserve was created. These reserves, which consisted of vol- 
unteers for shipbuilding from every State in the Union, were 
calculated to supply any shortage of labor which might appear 
at any of the Government or private shipbuilding yards. The 
response throughout the country was very liberal and the prod- 
ucts of these yards were sufficient for the transportation of 
ample supplies and men to bring about an early victory. They 
served, as well, to blast the hopes of the German Kaiser that, 
through the operations of his ruthless submarine policy, England 
and France would be starved into submission. 

For the conduct of the campaign in behalf of the United 
States Shipbuilding Reserve H. C. Tyrell of Tulsa was appointed 
director for the State of Oklahoma. Although the call did not 
extend to every portion of the country, Oklahoma was prepared 
to send a substantial number of men had the necessity for such 
action arisen. 

VIII. 

BUREAU OF EXPLOSIVES 

Tulsa was, perhaps, more vitally interested in one war 
measure than any other city in the country. The Explosive Act, 
or rather the National movement to control the sale, use and 
handling of explosives for the period of the war, was put into 
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158 TULSA COUNTY IN THE WORLD WAR 

movement to destroy not only oil, but other industrial plants of 
all kinds. 

The Mid-Continent fields were expected to play a vital part 
in the winning of the war. Information was at hand of a plot 
to curtail production in Tulsa and the nearby fields by the free 
use of dynamite. The destruction of the home of J. Edgar Pew, 
one of the men most prominently connected with oil production, 
was accepted as the initial movement. Prompt steps were taken 
to prevent further outrages of this character, as well as to con- 
serve for the Government a large quantity of explosives or their 
ingredients, for use in the prosecution of the war. 

Under the auspices of the Bureau of Mines of the United 
States Department of the Interior an Advisory Committee on 
Explosives Regulations in Oklahoma was appointed to assist in 
the proper enforcement of this new law in this State. These 
men served without charge. A State inspector or director was 
also appointed. J. J. Larkin, a member of the Executive Com- 
mittee of the Tulsa County Council of National Defense, held 
this place for an extended period. J. Burr Gibbons, J. J. Larkin 
and J. Edgar Pew, vice president of the Carter Oil Company, 
were among the eleven men who served on the regulations com- 
mittee. Gibbons was appointed director of publicity. 

Under the Explosives Act no person could buy, sell or use 
explosives, whether in coal or other mines or for dynamiting 
stumps or wells, without a license, and many persons were not 
entitled to such license. 

Hardware dealers were forced to keep records of all such 
sales. 

Every druggist was obliged to secure a license. The regu- 
lations governing the sale of ingredients were strict, as will be 
seen from the following order issued by the Explosives Inspector 
to the druggists of Tulsa County : 

"The average druggist is probably somewhat surprised to 
know he must have a Federal license for the sale of explosives 
or the ingredients of explosives. Such a requirement has been 
found necessary by the Government during the war. Many of 
the drugs commonly sold in drug stores are also used as in- 
gredients of explosives. If no restrictions were placed on the 
sale of these drugs, the man who could not get explosives direct 
could buy the materials at the drug store and make the explosives 
himself. 

"Under the Federal law, druggists will be required to keep 
a record of each sale of an ounce or more of the chemicals listed 
as explosive ingredients and a license is required in order to sell 
them. Further more, the person purchasing these ingredients 
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and it will be a violation of the law to sell to anyone who has not 
procured such a license. The license required may be obtained 
from the County Clerk or the other licensing agent in this com- 
munity and the cost for such license is only 25 cents. The party 
making application for a license, however, must satisfy the Gov- 
ernment officials that he is a responsible person and that he will 
use the explosive ingredients for a legitimate purpose. Sales 
of less than one ounce may be made without the purchaser having 
a license. 

"The list of drugs designated as ingredients include certain 
forms of the following: : Bichromates, Chlorates, Chromates, 
Nitrates, Nitric Acid, Perchlorates, Perborates, Permanganates, 
Peroxides and Phosphorous. 

"Failure to obtain such a license and to comply with this law 
makes one subject to Federal prosecution and a violation of the 
law is punishable by a fine of not more than $5,000, or by im- 
prisonment for not more than one year, or by both such fine and 
imprisonment. 

"The Explosives Inspector for this State who is charged 
with seeing that this law is obeyed is Fred Raines, with head- 
quarters in Muskogee, Oklahoma, and any druggist who is in 
doubt as to the requirements of the law or who wishes to obtain 
a detailed list of the chemicals classed as explosive ingredients 
should communicate with this inspector." 

IX. 
BOYS' WORKING RESERVE 

Each organization had its distinctive duties during the war, 
but no organization had a more complete and separate task to 
perform than the United States Boys Working Reserve. First, 
it was a matter of using the boy power of the Nation to fill the 
gaps left by the men who enlisted or were in the draft; second, 
it was part of the food production plan, and through its efforts 
in 1918 a million soldiers were fed for one year, and last, but not 
least, it was a means for keeping about 210,000 boys occupied. 
It taught them agriculture and industry and cemented the friend- 
ship of farmer boy and city boy through a common cause — 
American freedom. 

The character of the service performed in Tulsa County is 
shown by the following report issued by the county office : 

In Tulsa County the Boys Working Reserve did not make 
much headway in 1917, but in the spring of 1918 about five hund- 
red boys signed up for service. The work in Tulsa took on the 
greatest activity after the Armistice was signed. This was in- 
deed a very critical time. Nearly all of Europe was facing starva- 
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160 TULSA COUNTY IN THE WORLD WAR 

to their relief with the greatest crops in history, especially wheat. 
The Reserve began recruiting in Tulsa and elsewhere with re- 
newed vigor so that it would have a large force of boys available 
for the harvest fields at the first call. 

On October 20, 1917, Arthur Lafayette Farmer was com- 
missioned Federal-State Director. From his office and through 
many trips to the field he directed the work of the Reserve with 
unselfish zeal, at all times inspiring his co-workers by his high 
patriotism. 

DeLaRue Baker, county demonstration agent, was appointed 
county director of the Reserve. He later joined the Colors and 
was succeeded by J. S. Malone, also county agent for Tulsa County. 
The Y. M. C. A. did much to make the work a success in this 
county, appointing O. S. Burkholder city director, with Harry 
Thompson as enrolling officer. 

On January 6, 1919, Howard W. Meyer was added to the 
official staff as an assistant to A. L. Farmer in the state work, 
and gave much of his time to the work in Tulsa and Tulsa County. 
He was a discharged sailor from the merchant marine, who was 
in the U. S. Army Transport Service, and who had just returned 
from France. Meyer received this appointment on account of 
his experience in handling boys in Y. M. C. A. and Scout work. 

During the winter of 1917-18 the Reserve began organization 
through high schools, academies and colleges. By the following 
spring it was ready for service, and hundreds of boys invaded 
the cotton fields of Oklahoma and worked in the western wheat 
fields and on farms near the homes of members of the Reserve. 
In many instances the farmer harbored doubts as to the value 
of the services of the city boy, but in every case where the boy 
was in earnest and the farmer somewhat patient the boy proved 
himself to be better than many an older hand. The city boy went 
into the work with a vision of service. He was not only working, 
he was helping to win the war. Somewhere over there a hungry 
soldier or a war refugee would be fed with the wheat he was sav- 
ing through his hard labor. 

Factory, store and office boys must not be forgotten, for they 
filled an important place. These lads worked hard and invested 
much of their money in War Savings Stamps and Liberty Bonds, 
and gave liberally to the welfare organizations. Many of the 
boys worked so well that their employers regretted to see them 
go back to school. 

The Reserve did much to train the recruit for his work. For 
many reasons Oklahoma was not successful in establishing a 
training camp for the future farmers from the city. In many 
states, however, the Reserves were trained for the work on well 
equipped farms, in camps and often in the A. & M. Colleges. 



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But Oklahoma did accomplish a very effective work in pitt- 
ing the Department of Labor's farm craft lessons in the public 
schools. These lessons were put to good use by teachers of agri- 
culture in giving the student practical instruction in farming. 
Approximately four thousand of these books were distributed 
among school children in the higher grades. 

In the fall of 1918 the work slackened as the children were 
urged to go back to school. At the time Howard W. Meyer was 
added to the staff the work was reorganized and new recruits 
were enlisted to the number of one hundred in Tulsa and about 
two hundred in the county. 

In the spring of 1919, during the period of recruiting boys 
for the work of harvesting, many badges were awarded for serv- 
ice during the summer of 1918. These badges were of bronze, 
and resembled the great seal of the United States, with the words 
"U. S. Boys Working Reserve" in a circle. The bars bore the 
letters "U. S. B. W. R." and across the face "Honorable Service 
1D18." The badge was given for six weeks' farm work and a sea- 
son of faithful service under Reserve rules. 

In June, 1919, the Tulsa Reserve opened an employment of- 
fice, and with the Y. M. C. A., the Y. W. C. A. and the State De- 
partment of Labor organized the Juvenile Employment Service. 
By the joint efforts of these organizations hundreds of boys and 
girls found employment during the summer months. Employers 
found it convenient to call upon this department for their juvenile 
labor as they were thus protected from any violation of the Child 
Labor Laws. The Reserve office handled about two hundred and 
fifty applications. 

The history of the Reserve in Tulsa County closed on August 
31, 1919. The U. S. B. W. R. as a national movement was de- 
mobilized on July 31st, with the discontinuance of the U. S. Em- 
ployment Service, of which it was a branch. However, due to 
the interest shown in the boys by the Tulsa County Council of 
National Defense, the Reserve was able to continue its work 
until the completion of the summer program. 

Council of Defense funds were also used during the period 
after January 1st to maintain the office of the Reserve, the De- 
partment of Labor paying the salary of the assistant director. 

On August 9th the Reserve closed its employment office in 
the Public Library Building. The first office was in the Palace 
Building. At the time Howard W. Meyer took over the active 
work of the Reserve it was moved to the War Savings Stamp 
Bank on the corner of Fourth and Main Streets. 

The last work done by the Reserve was the establishment 
of a camp of peach pickers. The boys who engaged in this work 
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162 TULSA COUNTY IN THE WORLD WAR 

of Perry, Okla., where they helped to pick 7,000 peach trees. A 
recreation tent was furnished the boys where an interesting pro- 
gram was enjoyed. 

Other employes of the Reserve in Tulsa, who did both local 
and state work, were Mrs. W. T. Edmondson, and Wallace La- 
Forge, who succeeded her. Miss Celeste Harrington and Harry 
Thompson were volunteer workers in the office. Valuable assist- 
ance was also contributed by Miss Mabel Butler, Mrs. E. H. Deal 
and Miss Effie Wilcox. 

The Advisory Board of the Reserve was made up largely 
of Tulsa men, namely: Training and education bureau, E. E. 
Oberholtzer and C. S. Avery ; assignment and wages bureau, C. W. 
Brown of Durant and George W. Vincent of Stillwater; welfare 
bureau, Hugh C. Leggett of Oklahoma City and Dr. Forest Dut- 
ton of Tulsa ; publicity bureau, J. A. McKeever and L. A. Justus 
of Tulsa; library co-operation bureau, Charles H. Stone of Still- 
water and Miss Alma Reid McGlenn of Tulsa. 

X. 
FEDERAL-STATE EMPLOYMENT BUREAU. 

The United States Employment Service was an important 
factor in the solution of labor and industrial problems through- 
out the country during the war. 

The United States is divided into thirteen districts, with a 
district superintendent in charge of each district. Each State 
within the district has in charge a Federal Director of Employ- 
ment. In turn the State is divided into districts with a certain 
number of Counties in each district. The Tulsa district includes 
Pawnee, Osage, Washington, Nowata, Craig, Rogers, Tulsa, Creek 
and a large part of Ottawa County. 

Carl Lee was examiner in charge of the Tulsa district dur- 
ing the war. He was assisted by Emmett W. Ellis and J. F. 
Prothero. Lucile Warren was superintendent of the State Em- 
ployment Bureau with Mrs. Emma Fast in charge of the Wom- 
en's Division. 

The local Bureau, which is the United States Employment 
Service of the Department of Labor, began shipping men to 
Government plants as a State office when workmen were re- 
cruited for shipyards at Portland, Ore. In May, 1918, the Gov- 
ernment created the Federal-State Service and the Tulsa Bureau 
became the most active and efficient labor agency in Oklahoma. 
All quotas for men were met promptly; skilled labor supplied 
through this channel being unequalled in the State. Common 
mechanics shipped through the Tulsa Bureau were given pref- 
erence; many of them were immediately promoted to super- 
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The majority of men shipped were steel workers and carpenters. 

Shipments of men were made to Portland, Seattle and San 
Francisco, Camp Eustace, and Norfolk, Va., Nitro, W. Va., Mus- 
sell Shoals, Ala., Nashville, Camp Knox and Camp Pike. 

The Community Labor Board, which passed on every re- 
cruit, both as to physical fitness and efficiency, was composed of 
Carl Lee, chairman; Tom Clark, representing skilled labor; An- 
drew Hays, unskilled labor; Sam Maze, employers, and Walter 
Miller, employes. Due to the strict requirements of this Board 
the local Bureau never had a man returned as unavailable. 

The labor "roundup" in the fall of 1918 was most successful. 
Loafers and bootleggers were given the choice of essential war 
work or the Army with the result that labor conditions in Tulsa 
during the war were considered to be better than in any other 
city in the Southwest. Local conditions gradually adjusted them- 
selves. Through the considerate operation of the Federal-State 
Bureau local industries did not suffer as a result of the labor 
demands made by the Government. When a call was issued 
effecting any particular industry a conference was called imme- 
diately with the local managers of such industries and in every 
case satisfactory adjustment was made. 

Tulsa field was strong in essential war work. Oil industries 
making supplies to be used directly or indirectly in war work 
were considered essential and a majority of Tulsa's larger manu- 
factures were over 50 per cent war orders. The United States 
Zinc Smelter was on a 100 per cent war basis, making large 
shipments of its products to Italy. 

After the signing of the armistice the Community Labor 
Board served as a replacing agency, 2,200 returned service men 
were replaced during the first four months of the demobilization 
period. 



CHAPTER SIX 

War Fund Campaigns 
i. 

LIBERTY BONDS 

The American people made a remarkable record in aiding 
the United States Government to finance the war. Five great 
Loans were floated by popular subscription. The calls made in 
these five issues aggregated $17,500,000,000. The total subscrip- 
tions amounted to $21,478,356,250, showing over-subscriptions to 
the extent of $3,978,356,250, or 14 per cent. 

France, presumably bled white in seven previous loans, sub- 
scribed $6,000,000,000 in a single day in her eighth loan. America, 
however, was not reduced to that extremity. 

Four War Loans were issued by the United States during 
the period of actual hostilities. The Fifth, or Victory Loan, was 
floated after the signing of the Armistice — a peace offering. 

The characteristics of the Bonds to which Americans sub- 
scribed most liberally may be summarized as follows : 

The life of the Bonds in the First Liberty Loan was from 
15 to 30 years at the option of the Government, the issue being 
for $2,000,000,000, and bearing 3 1-2 per cent interest. These 
Bonds were exempt from all taxes except estate and inheritance 
taxes. The date of issue was June 15, 1917. They mature on 
June 15, 1947, being redeemable at the Government's option, how- 
ever, on or after June 15, 1932. Interest payments on these 
Bonds are made on June 15th and December 15th of each year. 
One of the conditions of the sale of these Bonds was that they 
were to be convertible into any higher rate Bond issued during 
the war and within six months from the date of issue of such 
higher rate Bond. This had no reference to short-term loans, 
however. The date of the termination of the war was to be fixed 
by the President by proclamation. These 3 l-2s were convert- 
ible on November 15, 1917, into 4 per cent Bonds, and were again 
convertible into 4 l-2s on October 24, 1918. This second converted 
issue was not convertible into any future issue. 

The Bonds offered in the Second Liberty Loan were of 15 to 
25 years, and bore interest at the rate of 4 per cent. In response 
to a call for a $3,000,000,000 Loan a total of $3,808,766,150 was 
subscribed by the public. These securities were of issue of No- 
vember 15, 1917, will mature November 15, 1942, but may be 

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called on or after November 15, 1927. Interest payments are 
made on May 15th and November 15th. These were convertible 
into second converted 4 l-4s on May 9, 1918. 

The security offered in the Third Liberty Loan was not con- 
vertible into any future issue. The call for $3,000,000,000 by 
the Government was met with a total subscription of $4,176,516,- 
850. These were ten-year Bonds bearing interest at the rate of 
4 1-4 per cent, issued on May 9, 1918, and maturing September 
15, 1928. They are not redeemable until maturity. Interest 
dates on these Bonds are September 15th and March 15th. 

In the Fourth Liberty Loan campaign the call for $5,000,- 
000,000 met with a response totalling $6,993,073,250. These 
Bonds were 4 l-4s, 15-20 years, issued October 24, 1918, due Oc- 
tober 15, 1938, redeemable at the Government's option on or after 
October 15, 1933, interest dates being April 15th and October 
15th. They are not convertible into any future issue. 

The Victory Loan consisted of both 3 3-4s and 4 3-4s three 
to four year notes. Although the Treasury Department was 
authorized to offer $7,000,000,000 of these notes to the public, 
subscriptions only to the amount of $4,500,000,000 were asked 
for and accepted. The Victory Loan note was issued May 20, 
1919, matured May 20, 1923, and is redeemable at the Govern- 
ment's option on or after June 15, 1922, upon not less than four 
months' notice. The interest dates are December 15th and June 
15th. The holder of the 3 3-4s or 4 3-4s may convert from one 
issue to the other at his option. The 4 3-4s are exempt both as 
to principal and interest from all taxation (except estate and in- 
heritance taxes) then or thereafter imposed by the United States 
or by any local taxing authority (except estate or inheritance 
taxes, and surtaxes), and excess profits and war profit taxes, 
then or thereafter imposed by the United States, upon the in- 
come or profits of individuals, partnerships, associations or cor- 
porations. The 3 3-4s are exempt both as to principal and inter- 
est from all taxation (except estate and inheritance taxes) then 
or thereafter imposed by the United States, any state or any 
possession of the United States, or by any local taxing authority. 



II. 

LIBERTY LOAN CAMPAIGNS 

For those who had opportunity to take active part in the 
Liberty Bond campaigns in Tulsa, this privilege will remain al- 
ways as a glorious memory of useful activities well performed. 
As a result of the combined efforts of Tulsa's volunteer campaign 
workers each one of the five Loans was liberally oversubscribed. 
Tulsa's response to the Government's request during the five 
Loans was a subscription of about $1.34 for each dollar of quota 
specified by the Treasury Department. 

The heaviest oversubscription was made in the First Loan, 
when subscriptions totalling $5,685,000 were made in response to 
the Government allotment of $2,500,000 as Tulsa County's share 
of the national burden at that time. If there was any doubt of 
Tulsa's willingness to support the Government in this war in the 
interest of liberty, it must have been immediately dispelled when 
the total subscriptions to the First Liberty Loan was made public. 

In the succeeding Loans the same spirit was manifested, but 
the people realized that in addition to a prompt and ready re- 
sponse to the Government's financial call there must also be a 
conservation of their finances in order that they might meet each 
succeeding Loan with a reasonable oversubscription, no matter 
how many calls it might be necessary for the Government to 
make. 

The following table tells the tale of the staunch patriotism 
and liberality of Tulsa County in the matter of helping to finance 
the Government: 

Over- 
Loans — Quota Subscriptions subscriptions 

First Liberty Loan $ 2,500,000 $ 5,685,000 $ 3,185,000 

Second Liberty Loan 4,500,000 6,450,000 1,950,000 

Third Liberty Loan 3,566,400 5,037,400 1,471,000 

Fourth Liberty Loan 7,506,000 8,461,600 955,600 

Victory Loan 5,639,600 6,865,150 1,225,550 

TOTAL $23,712,000 $32,499,150 $ 8,787,150 

The First Loan was called early in the spring of 1917, shortly 
after the eventful day in April, on which the declaration of war 
against Germany was made. There was at that time no per- 
fected organization for the sale of Government securities. There 
was also a most appalling lack of information among the people 
generally regarding Government Bonds. It must be remembered 
that with the exception of the officials of national banks and a 

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very small number of large investors there was scarcely a single 
man who had ever seen, much less owned, a Bond of the United 
States Government. The compelling force that resulted in the 
sale of so large a number of these Bonds was not that the interest 
rate was attractive, for it was but 3 1-2 per cent per annum ; nor 
was it that the people were accustomed to buying and owning this 
form of security, for they were not, but it was due solely to a 
patriotic desire to lend their funds in proportion to their means 
in support of American ideals of liberty and patriotism. 

It was necessary that volunteer organizations be formed to 
represent the Government in the sale and delivery of these se- 
curities. The banks with their organizations provided a ready 
and convenient channel through which the Bonds could be de- 
livered to the purchasers after payments had been completed. 
Regular campaign organizations formed by volunteers from the 
business and professional men and the women of the city and 
county were the selling forces that secured the subscriptions 
from the general public. As succeeding Loans came on these 
organizations became better perfected, reaching their highest 
efficiency in the Fourth Loan, at which time they sold in Tulsa 
County $8,461,600 ,the total number of subscribers being 21,420. 
Of this amount $7,607,500 was sold in the city of Tulsa to 16,134 
subscribers. 

The increase in general interest among the public in the pur- 
chase of these Bonds may here be noted by comparing the number 
of individual purchasers in the Third Loan with those in the 
Second Loan, when a total of slightly over fourteen thousand in- 
dividuals in Tulsa and Tulsa County became purchasers of the 
second issue, while in the First Loan there were only 3,500 in- 
dividual buyers. 

The Second Liberty Loan was called in the fall of 1917, when 
Tulsa County was given a quota of $4,500,000. Total subscrip- 
tions to this Loan were $6,450,000, an oversubscription of 
$1,950,000. 

One of the first officials appointed for Tulsa's volunteer com- 
mittee was J. M. Berry, vice-president of the Central National 
Bank of Tulsa, who assumed the responsibilities of County chair- 
man in the First Loan and served continuously in the same capac- 
ity during the Second, Third and Fourth campaigns. R. M. Me- 
Farlin was appointed as district chairman and served also during 
the Second and Third Loans and during the succeeding Loans 
acted in other executive and advisory capacities. 

The active city campaigns for the First and Second Loans 
were handled by N. R. Graham, special representative of the Ex- 
change National Bank. Graham organized his workers for the 
First and Second Loans under the title of Tulsa's Army of Lib- 



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erty. This organization formed the nucleus around which was 
builded the future organizations which worked so successfully 
during the succeeding Loans. Graham also served as manager of 
the first district for the Third Loan, assistant State chairman for 
the Fourth Loan, and as joint State chairman for the Fifth or 
Victory Loan. 

The executive officers who were directly in charge of the 
campaigns for the First and Second Loans were J. M. Berry, 0. 
H. Leonard and N. R. Graham. 

An interesting episode during the progress of the Second 
Loan was the luncheon given by R. M. McFarlin, then president 
of the Chamber of Commerce, on Liberty Day, October 24, 1917. 
McFarlin invited as his guests at this luncheon a representative 
body of business men of Tulsa. Only one of the men favored 
with an invitation failed to be present at the luncheon. After the 
meal was concluded McFarlin stated that he desired to take the 
supscriptions of his twenty guests for such amounts of the sec- 
ond issue of bonds as they could conveniently purchase. Every 
man promptly gave in his subscription, and the total secured at 
this luncheon was the sum of $1,850,000. On the following day 
the one invited guest who was unable to attend went to McFarlin 
to explain his inability to accept his hospitality. When told of 
the action taken by the other guests he added his subscription of 
$75,000. 

The campaign for the Third Loan opened April 6, 1918, and 
closed on May 4th. The Bonds of the Second Loan were issued 
to bear interest at 4 per cent per annum, while those of the Third 
bore interest at 4^4 per cent. The Bonds of the First and Second 
issues contained a provision permitting them to be exchanged for 
bonds of a later issue that might bear a higher rate of interest, 
and a large number of purchasers availed themselves of this priv- 
ilege. For the campaign of the Third Loan, a much larger com- 
mittee was formed in order that the campaign might be carried 
on with the greatest possible efficiency. J. M. Berry, County 
chairman, directed most of his attention to the compaign of the 
County and appointed C. S. Avery County manager and as his 
active assistant. A. V. Davenport was made city manager and 
was in active charge of the campaigns in the city of Tulsa for the 
Third, Fourth and Fifth Loans. At that time there came ac- 
tively into the Liberty Loan work the National Women's Liberty 
Loan Committee, which was represented in the Tulsa cam- 
paigns by some of Tulsa's most capable and patriotic women, 
who rendered exceedingly valuable service to the cause and 
whose presence among the workers and at the campaign meet- 
ings was a constant inspiration and pleasure. 

During the Third Loan Mrs. W. N. Sill was district chair- 




E. ROGER KEMP, District Manager Southwestern Division of American Red 
Cross ; chairman Tulsa County Chapter Red Cross ; County chairman May 1918 Red 
Cross Campaign, and member of executive committees in other drives ; gave all hi? 
time to war work during period of hostilities. 

E. W. SINCLAIR, member of advisory committee on war loans, district chairman 
United War Fund drive, and member of executive committees in other drives ; mem- 
ber executive committee U. S. Navy League. 

GRANT R. McCULLOUGH, member advisory committee on War Loans ; county 
chairman in May 1918 Red Cross drive and member of executive committees in other 
drives. 

W. L. LEWIS, member advisory committee on War Loans. 





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E. "P. HARWELL, member Executive Committee United War Work campaign. 

C. S. AVERY, County Manager in Third and Fourth Liberty Loan drives ; mem- 
ber of Fair Price Committee, and member of Advisory Board U. S. Boys' Working 
Reserve. 

E. E. OBERHOLTZER, City Manager 1917 Christmas Red Cross drive, executive 
committee other drives ; Four-Minute Man ; member executive committee Navy 
League, and of Red Cross Chapter. 

LEE LEVERING, District Chairman Victory Loan campaign ; city chairman in 
War Savings Stamps campaign, and manager of W. S. S. Bank. 




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C. E. BUCHNER, General Secretary Y. M. C. A. ; Secretary Soldiers and Sailors 
Council ; active in war fund drives in Tulsa County and State Director of the United 
War Work drive for Arizona. 

A. V. DAVENPORT, City Manager in Third and Fourth Liberty Loans and 
in Victory Loan campaign. 

F. W. BRYANT, member of Advisory Committee on war drives and County 
Chairman in Victory Loan campaign. 

CLARK FIELD, campaign director United War Work campaign ; City Chairman 
May, 1918, Red Cross drive, Four-Minute Man and member of Executive Committee 
of Red Cross Chapter. 




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STEPHEN H. KING, JR., member advisory committee on war loans and one of 
city chairman in War Savings Stamps drive. 

E. W. JACOBS, member advisory committee on war loans ; handled $25,000,000 
in war securities which passed through Exchange National Bank. 

GEORGE E. BLACK, County Food Administrator for brief period. 

C. J. HINDMAN, last Food Administrator for Tulsa County. 



WAR FUND CAMPAIGNS 169 

man for women ; Mrs. G. N. Ransom, county chairman for women 
and Mrs. Murray D. Russell, city chairman for women. 

The advance preparations for the campaign for the Third 
Loan were extensive. In the city the plan of the campaign was 
directed with the idea of placing the Bonds in the hands of the 
largest number of purchasers possible. This for the purpose of 
distributing the burden in proportion to the individual means 
and to absorb as far as possible only the surplus funds of the 
community. In the previous loans the number of purchasers 
had been comparatively few and mostly among the wealthier 
citizens. In the Third Loan the need of more complete distri- 
bution was recognized as well as the value of increased loyalty 
and patriotism that would certainly come to each individual as 
he became an owner of one or more bonds, and because to that 
extent a stockholder in the Government. In the preliminary 
preparation for this campaign the city was laid out in districts 
and committees of men and women were organized to canvass 
their respective districts in order that the opportunity to pur- 
chase these bonds could be given to every person. As a matter 
of novelty the various committees of workers in the city cam- 
paign were organized as naval units and given names accord- 
ingly. Each man solicitor was designated as a "battleship" and 
held the rank of naval captain. Each committee of solicitors 
was styled a "division," and in charge of a "commodore." The 
women workers were styled "destroyers," each with the rank 
of captain and under command of a "commodore." There were 
some committees of special workers known as flying squadrons, 
commanded by a rear-admiral. No little amusement and en- 
tertainment was afforded by the designation of naval titles and 
the frequent use of naval terms and expressions during cam- 
paign meetings. The city manager was frequently referred to 
as "admiral," and his table, at which he presided at noon-day 
luncheons, was referred to as the "bridge." Temporary offices 
for the Third Loan were established in the assembly rooms of 
the Chamber of Commerce on the second floor of the Simmons 
Building on East Third Street. The headquarters of the Fourth 
Loan was in the same place, while in the Fifth Loan, the Cham- 
ber of Commerce having moved to the fourth floor of the Munic- 
ipal Building, the Victory Loan organization established its 
office in the same place. During the Third Loan the details of 
the office were handled by E. S. Young, as auditor, who handled 
all the funds received by workers as payments on subscriptions. 
One of the features of the Third campaign was the noon-day 
luncheons for workers held daily from 12:00 to 1:30 in the 
main dining room of the Hotel Tulsa. The enthusiasm displayed 
at these meetings was an inspiration to all who were privileged 
to attend. It was an hour for recreation, refreshment and re- 



170 TULSA COUNTY IN THE WORLD WAR 

newal of enthusiasm. Patriotic songs were sung during the 
meetings, led by the Apollo Club and male chorus. Robert Boice 
Carson led the Apollo Club. At these meetings, which were 
directed by the city manager, reports were made of the progress 
of the campaign, the activities of various solicitors and short 
talks were made upon topics appropriate to the occasion and 
interesting to the workers. Set speeches were avoided and only 
those who were believed to have a message of interest were in- 
vited to speak on these occasions. Many persons of national 
prominence were guests at these various functions, adding by 
their presence very much to the interest of the meetings and 
carrying away with them the memory of Tulsa's enthusiastic 
loyalty which could not soon be forgotten. It was at these lun- 
cheons that insistence was first made in Tulsa for proper public 
respect for the National flag and National anthem. The "Star 
Spangled Banner" was sung each day by the entire meeting as 
a closing feature and each person in the room was required to 
stand until the last note had died away. 

The audience was not permitted to rise for the singing or 
playing of any other air except when entertaining visitors from 
some of the Allied countries. In deference to them their Na- 
tional anthem was played. 

The attendance at these luncheons was from 250 to 350 
each day. In recognition of their services a special form of at- 
tractive merit badge was given to each worker in the campaign 
when that worker had secured twenty-five or more individual 
subscriptions or had performed some other task of special value 
to the campaign. A strict rule was followed by the city man- 
ager in the bestowal of these badges. None were given except 
for real service actually rendered the campaign by the recip- 
ients. They were given only at the noon-day luncheon meet- 
ings and in each case the worker was called to the city manager's 
table whereupon the presiding officer pinned the decoration upon 
the honoree, always with enthusiastic applause from the as- 
sembly. Each worker so honored can well remember the oc- 
casion of this preferment and holds among his treasured col- 
lections this badge of honor conferred on account of actual serv- 
ice rendered his Government and amid the enthusiastic plaudits 
of his co-workers. The occasion of presenting these badges 
was regarded as one of the most interesting features of the 
noon-day program. 

Each distinguished visitor who attended these meetings 
and added to the enthusiasm by his presence or to the entertain- 
ment by means of his or her special talent was invariably deco- 
rated with one of these badges, a souvenir of Tulsa's war time 
activities. 



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The merit badge given in the Third Loan was a bronze pin, 
a replica of the Liberty Bell, below which flowed a ribbon of the 
National Colors. The badge given in the Fourth Loan was a 
bronze shield pin bearing the words "For Service, Fourth Lib- 
erty Loan." The badge given in the Fifth or Victory Loan was 
emblematic of victory and peace. It was a bronze medallion pin 
surmounted by the shield and eagle's wings. On the face was 
a female figure extending the wreath of victory over the words 
"For Service for Peace." Around the circumference of the 
medal were the words "Liberty" and "Victory," 1917, 1918, 1919. 
Underneath the medallion was a pendant bar showing five stars 
representing the five loans. On the reverse side of the medal 
were the words, "Presented by the Tulsa Liberty Loan Com- 
mittee." 

The spirit which prevaded Tulsa during the Liberty Loan 
drives extended to all parts of Tulsa County. 

In the Third Loan the total subscriptions of $5,037,400 
raised in the County included allocated subscriptions of railroad 
employees in the sum of $25,050, and miscellaneous subscrip- 
tions amounting to $202,500. The balance was distributed 
among the banks of the different towns as follows: Bixby, 
quota, $52,300, subscriptions, $47,500; Broken Arrow, quota, 
$87,400, subscriptions $108,350; Jenks, quota $14,000, subscrip- 
tions $20,800 ; Owasso, quota $8,800, subscriptions $18,000 ; Red 
Fork, quota $2,800, subscriptions $8,500; Sperry, quota $6,400, 
subscriptions $16,600; Skiatook, quota $45,200, subscriptions 
$85,500; Sand Springs, quota $32,300, subscriptions $61,500; 
Tulsa, quota $3,316,400, subscriptions $4,428,100; West Tulsa, 
quota $10,300, subscriptions $15,000. 

The following chairmen in outlying districts were appointed 
in the Third Liberty Loan: 

School District No. 1, L. L. Wiles, Skiatook ; School District 
No. 2, Mrs. Zola Calfe, Catoose ; School District No. 3, J. W. Moore- 
man, Tulsa; School District No. 4, J. P. Harter, Tulsa; School Dis- 
trict No. 5, S. H. Presley, Alsuma; School District No. 7, F. S. 
Hurd, Broken Arrow; School District No. 8, O. White, Broken 
Arrow; School District No. 10, M. M. Jones, Bixby; School Dis- 
trict No. 12, E. W. Hedgecock, Dawson; School District No. 13, 
N. D. Smith, Tulsa ; School District No. 14, J. H. Smith, Owasso ; 
School District No. 15, J. W. Turley, Flat Rock ; School District 
No. 16, Miss Jappa Mason, Turley; School District No. 17, Mrs. 
C. F. Bair, Sperry; School District No. 19, J. Albert Miller, Sand 
Springs; School District No. 20, Ralph Chase, Wekiwa; School 
District No. 21, W. C. Best, Sand Springs; School District No. 22, 
E. E. Oberholtzer, Tulsa; School District No. 23, E. E. Norvell, 
Bixby ; School District No. 24, E. E. Coffey, Mounds ; School Dis- 



172 TULSA COUNTY IN THE WORLD WAR 

trict No. 26, F. L. Stewart, Glenpool; School District No. 27, J. 
S. Lawhon, Jenks; School District No. 28, 0. C. Brooks, Red 
Fork; School District No. 30, A. H. Bynum, Broken Arrow; 
School District No. 31, G. W. Vohon, Broken Arrow ; School Dis- 
trict No. 32, T. J. Shimp, Broken Arrow ; School District No. 33, 
J. B. Doolittle, West Tulsa ; School District No. 37, R. F. Morris, 
Broken Arrow; School District No. 46, Reasonover, Bixby; 
School District No. 47, H. H. Wilcox, Leonard. 

A very interesting condition which developed during the 
Third Loan and which was also evident in succeeding loans was 
the almost impatient desire of many patriotic purchasers to in- 
crease their already liberal subscriptions. This manifestation 
arose after the campaigns had been in progress a few days, in 
order that the quota might be reached quickly and from fear 
that it might not be reached at all. The splendid loyalty of these 
people seemed not to recognize the amount of time necessary to 
make a thorough canvas of the city and in that way to secure a 
large number of subscriptions, thus reaching the quota without 
placing undue burden upon any person or business concern. It 
was actually necessary, in order that the city manager carry out 
his prearranged plan, that he refuse many voluntary additional 
subscriptions in the first week of the campaign from persons who 
had already made liberal purchases and who, in the opinion of 
the management, had already purchased their proper portions of 
the quota. One notable incident was the visit to the city mana- 
ger's office of the wife of one of Tulsa's wealthy and patriotic 
citizens with her husband's check signed in blank with the re- 
quest that it be used where it might be necessary for an ad- 
ditional purchase of Bonds. This check was not used and was 
returned immediately to the maker with the sincere thanks and 
the statement that on account of the already liberal purchase 
no additional subscription would be necessary. A few days' time 
justified this action as the quota was well oversubscribed and 
with a larger number of individual purchasers than in any pre- 
vious loan. 

The Liberty Loan organization in Tulsa was entirely a vol- 
unteer one. The officers and members of the committees worked 
entirely without salary or remuneration of any kind, in many 
cases leaving their private business for weeks at a time. These 
personal sacrifices were cheerfully made and with a sincere de- 
sire to in that way serve their Government during these critical 
times to the best of their ability. 

The officers of the organization were equipped with furni- 
ture, typewriters, adding machines and telephone service cheer- 
fully furnished without any charge by the various business con- 
cerns in Tulsa. 



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The Third Liberty Loan committee comprised the following 
officers : R. M. McFarlin, district chairman ; N. R. Graham, dis- 
trict manager; J. M. Berry, County chairman ; C. S. Avery, County 
manager; A. V. Davenport, city manager; Clarence B. Douglas, 
director of publicity ; E. S. Young, auditor ; Ralph Talbot, chair- 
man speakers' bureau; B. F. Finney, director outside publicity. 
Mrs. W. N. Sill, district chairman for women; Mrs. G. N. Ran- 
som, County chairman for women ; Mrs. Murray D. Russell, city 
chairman for women. 

The officers of the Fourth Liberty Loan committee were as 
follows : R. M. McFarlin, district chairman ; J. M. Berry, County 
chairman ; C. S. Avery, County manager ; A. V. Davenport, city 
manager; J. A. McKeever, director of publicity; Frederick L. 
Thornton and George F. Thomas, auditors; Ralph Talbot, di- 
rector of speakers' bureau; B. F. Finney, director outside pub- 
licity ; J. F. Forster, director of transportation. Mrs. W. N. Sill, 
district chairman for women ; Mrs. A. W. Coleman, County chair- 
man for women ; Mrs. Frank A. Haskell, city chairman for women. 

The officers of the Fifth or Victory Loan committee were 
Lee Levering, district chairman; Fred Shaw, district manager; 
Frank W. Bryant, County Chairman ; C. S. Avery, County man- 
ager ; A. V. Davenport, city manager ; J. A. McKeever, director of 
publicity; George F. Thomas, auditor; W. 0. Buck, chairman of 
speakers' bureau ; Orra E. Upp and Clark Field, sales managers ; 
Alva J. Niles, director of outside publicity ; J. T. Forster, director 
of transportation; H. C. Linder, chairman of committee on ar- 
rangements, tanks and flying circus. 

The executive committee of the Fifth Loan consisted of J. 

E. Crosbie, E. W. Sinclair, W. E. Brown, G. R. McCullough, T. J. 
Hartman, S. H. King, Jr., W. L. Lewis, M. V. Walter, R. M. Mc- 
Farlin, E. Constantin, M. C. Hale, C. H. Hubbard, L. E. Abbott, 
C. A. Mayo, W. A. Vandever, A. L. Farmer, F. C. Gow, H. H. 
Rogers, E. R. Perry, Dan Hunt, I. G. Rosser, Alf G. Heggem, D. 

F. Connelly, W. C. Steger, A. H. Bell, G. E. Warren, J. W. Sloan, 
Dr. S. G. Kennedy, M. Moran, T. C. West, Eugene Lorton, Charles 
Page, Dana H. Kelsey, M. M. Travis, M. M. Doan, E. R. Kemp, 

G. T. Braden, Max Madansky, L. E. Z. Aaronson, W. G. Skelly, 
J. H. McEwen, R. C. Sharp, W. L. Kistler, H. N. Cole, Frank Has- 
kell, H. M. Preston, Clarence B. Douglas, F. 0. Larson, Charles 
Colvin, Walter Miller, George S. Bole, J. H. Evans, E. P. Harwell, 
F. W. Insull and E. E. Overholtzer. Mrs. W. N. Sill, district 
chairman for women; Mrs. Minnette Hedges, County chairman 
for women ; Miss Hilda Jones, County manager for women ; Mrs. 
George B. Stanley, city chairman for women. 

The quota for Tulsa County in the Third Loan was set by 
the Treasury Department at $3,566,700. The total subscriptions 



174 TULSA COUNTY IN THE WORLD WAR 

received were $5,037,400, an oversubscription of $1,470,700. The 
total number of subscribers was 19,191. The sales in the City of 
Tulsa alone were $4,428,100 from 15,131 subscribers. Of this 
total the women workers secured $1,075,500. 

The campaign for the Fourth Loan opened on September 
28th and closed October 19, 1918. The actual campaign in Tulsa 
was opened on October 2d. A large amount of the preparatory- 
work had been done in anticipation of a Fourth Loan. Informa- 
tion was gathered from reliable sources regarding the probable 
purchasing ability of the people in order that amounts might be 
suggested to various individuals in conformity to their means. 
Frequent reports were made to headquarters during the campaign 
of slackers who either declined to purchase at all or who at- 
tempted to make purchases in amounts very much smaller than 
their circumstances warranted. All such reports were investi- 
gated and most of them were found to be greatly exaggerated. 
While there were a number of cases of men who had become 
wealthy in Tulsa and who, in the opinion of the Executive Com- 
mittee, purchased in amounts very much smaller than they prop- 
erly, very few cases of real slackerism were revealed. 

The quota for Tulsa County in the Fourth Loan had been set 
at $7,506,000, more than double the quota in the Third Loan, and, 
although Tulsa was not the largest city in Oklahoma, this quota 
was considerably larger than that set for any other Oklahoma 
county. The committee set $8,000,000 as the goal which Tulsa 
must reach to cover the quota and a reasonable oversubscription. 
It seemed a tremendous task and many well informed people 
seriously doubted the possibility of success. The war was then 
raging in the height of its fury and patriotism had been stirred 
to its very depths. A large and very efficient force of men and 
women workers gathered on that Wednesday morning, October 
2d, and began their work, confident of success. In two days they 
had sold on the street and brought into headquarters subscrip- 
tions totalling $1,507,550. By the end of the third day their 
sales had reached a total of $2,623,000, and enough additional 
had been made in the various banks to run the total well over 
$3,000,000. At the end of the fourth day of the actual campaign 
the workers had sold $3,179,150 and the banks $884,350 addi- 
tional. Over $4,000,000 and over half the amount hoped to be 
reached had already been secured. Unquestionably Tulsa's patri- 
otic enthusiasm reached its apogee in this campaign. Those who 
were so fortunate as to be among the solicitors will not soon again 
be a part of any public activities at once so thrilling and inspiring. 
At this time the United States had nearly four million soldiers 
in service and a sufficient force of our men were in the front lines 
to make a notable effect upon the enemy. Germany's big drive 



WAR FUND CAMPAIGNS 175 

had been checked scarcely two months before and the Huns were 
gradually being forced back during these early October days. 
Germany was beginning to make overtures for peace, but they 
seemed only to increase the determination of our soldiers to 
achieve a permanent victory. These veiled offers of peace in 
the heat of this important campaign caused a fear in the minds 
of many that it might result in a letting down of effort sufficient 
to prevent the flotation of the Loan. The following letter, which 
was sent out by E. Constantin, president of the Constantin Refin- 
ing Company, is representative of the determined effort on the 
part of the people of Tulsa at that time to promptly push this 
loan to a successful conclusion and to fight the war till Germany 
was completely vanquished : 

'Tulsa, Oct. 8, 1918. 

"Dear Sir: 

"The drive of iniquitous German peace proposals is on. Con- 
ceived in filth and brought forth in rottenness, it is far more 
dangerous than any military move. We know our armies can 
stop and beat back the best in Germany. The Army has made 
good — now comes our test. 

"This peace proposal is for the purpose of lulling America 
into a feeling of false security. The way to beat it is to subscribe, 
and quicky, Tulsa's quota, for anything but a military peace is 
unthinkable. 

"For the purpose primarily of making such military peace 
sure, and secondarily to maintain Tulsa's reputation for doing 
things, I have called a meeting of prominent men for Wednesday, 
October 9, 1918, at 4 p. m., at the Chamber of Commerce. 

"The amount to be subscribed is not excessive, for, according 
to confidential reports, the individual will be called upon for only 
a small amount if all will subscribe according to his means, meas- 
ured by sincere patriotism. 

"It is the duty of everyone to be present — your time now 
belongs to your Government, and no absence can be excused. 

"Yours for the Fourth Liberty Loan, 

"(Signed) E. Constantin." 

This meeting gathered in the directors' room of the Ex- 
change National Bank, the assembly room of the Chamber of 
Commerce not being available at that time. The room was 
filled to capacity with men who had received Constantin's let- 
ter. There was not a man in the room who had not already made 
his subscription to the Fourth Loan. Constantin opened the 
meeting by stating the urgent necessity of showing by the over- 
subscription of this Loan that the United States intended to 
fight this War to the complete subjugation of Germany. He 
then announced his intention to immediately double his original 



176 TULSA COUNTY IN THE WORLD WAR 

subscription and asked for pledges of additional subscriptions 
from those present. As quickly as the names and amounts 
could be taken down, $324,500 in additional subscriptions was 
made. 

Just at this time the campaign was interferred with by a 
serious outbreak of what was termed the Spanish influenza. 
Frequent cases of pneumonia developed from this infection and 
deaths were numerous. The public was quickly seized with 
alarm and public officials generally over the country ordered the 
discontinuance of public meetings in the hope of arresting the 
spread of this malady. The noonday luncheons were allowed to 
continue, but the force of workers was reduced by sickness, and 
for several days the work of the Fourth Loan campaign was 
greatly handicapped. 

In spite of this serious interference the Committee was able 
to reach its quota and disband the voluntary force of workers 
on October 15th. At the close of the National Campaign on Octo- 
ber 19th the total subscriptions in Tulsa County had reached the 
handsome figure of $8,461,600. This exceeded the total sub- 
scriptions in any other Oklahoma County throughout the war. 
The total number of individual subscribers was 21,420. The sales 
in Tulsa city alone were $7,607,500, distributed among 16,134 
individual subscribers. Out of this magnificent total the 
Women's Committee secured subscriptions totalling $2,664,450. 

In this campaign advanced payments on subscriptions re- 
ceived by workers were handled over the counter in the city 
headquarters in an amount exceeding $790,000. This large 
amount of money was handled with an error of only $20. 

The total amount raised in Tulsa County in the Fourth 
Liberty Loan, $8,461,600, included subscriptions of railroad em- 
ployes in the sum of $66,400. The remainder was raised in the 
various communities as follows : Bixby, quota $79,900, subscrip- 
tions $101,500; Broken Arrow, quota, $128,500, subscriptions 
$154,100; Collinsville, quota $131,250, subscriptions $131,150; 
Jenks, quota, $25,900, subscriptions $30,300; Owasso, quota 
$19,350, subscriptions $24,350 ; Red Fork, quota $18,450, subscrip- 
tions $19,800; Sperry, quota $13,750, subscriptions $25,000; 
Skiatook, quota $89,050, subscriptions $104,150; Sand Springs, 
quota $49,750, subscriptions $172,250; Tulsa, quota $6,905,450, 
subscriptions $7,607,500; West Tulsa, quota $24,750, subscrip- 
tions $24,900. 

The following chairmen in outlying districts were appointed 
in the Fourth Liberty Loan: School District No. 1, W. S. Van- 
naman, Catoosa; Joint School District No. 1, C. F. Rogers, Skia- 
took; School District Uo. 2, J. T. Whitley, Tulsa; Joint School Dis- 
trict No. 2, Otto O'Kief , Keystone ; School District No. 3, James 



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Hargrove, Tulsa; School District No. 4, J. P. Harter, Tulsa; School 
District No. 5, S. H. Presley, Alsuma ; School District No. 6, F. C. 
Beiberick, Broken Arrow; School District No. 7, Dr. W. D. 
Ownby, Broken Arrow; School District No. 8, Mrs. C. C. Mercer, 
Broken Arrow; School District No. 9, Charles Stunkard, Tulsa; 
School District No. 10, R. L. Meadows, Bixby; School District 
No. 11, Ben McKibben, Broken Arrow; School District No. 12, 
John Polston, Tulsa; School District No. 13, C. W. Robertson, 
Tulsa; School District No. 14, N. R. Mounger, Owasso; School 
District No. 15, Bert Buckmaster, Tulsa; School District No. 16, 
C. B. Corley, Turley ; School District No. 17, R. W. Blaine, Sperry ; 
School District No. 19, H. E. Bartlett, Sand Springs ; School Dis- 
trict No. 20, Leon Landrum, Piatt ; School District No. 21, W. C. 
Best, Sand Springs ; School District No. 23, George Wiles, Bixby ; 
School District No. 24, W. D. Lee, Mounds ; School District No. 25, 
W. H. Roller, Mounds; School District No. 26, John A, Primm, 
Glenpool; School District No. 27, C. W. Roush, Jenks; School 
District No. 28, Col. E. Mays, Red Fork ; School District No. 30, 

A. H. Bynum, Broken Arrow; School District No. 31, Martin 
Schuttler, Broken Arrow; School District No. 32, Wes McCul- 
lough, Broken Arrow ; School District No. 33, J. B. Doolittle, West 
Tulsa; School District No. 34, Ed Cason, Collinsville ; School 
District No. 36, Ben Polston, Broken Arrow ; School District No. 
37, R. F. Norris, Broken Arrow; School District No. 46, A. L. 
Nicewander, Broken Arrow ; School District No. 47, H. H. Wilcox, 
Leonard ; School District No. 69, W. L. Childers, Bixby, and Col- 
linsville District, E. D. Jones, Collinsville. 

Following is the list of active workers and solicitors in the 
city of Tulsa in the Fourth Liberty Loan campaign : R. C. Jop- 
ling, W. A. Bradshaw, G. E. Warren, W. L. DeBerry, L. E. Pit- 
tenger, A. E. Taylor, 0. E. Upp, Dr. W. M. Wilson, W. Cuddy, 
J. G. Scott, C. P. Cox, A. E. Coppers, J. A. Waldrep, J. J. Warin- 
ner, W. L. Stout, Harry H. Rogers, Mack J. Rimackle, G. R. Allen, 

B. B. Gamble, A. C. Wilson, O. W. Martin, S. 0. Manlove, Forest 
Tipsward, P. McCullough, Ralph Talbot, E. A. Braniff, E. Court- 
ney, P. J. Edwards, J. P. Evers, A. L. Farmer, E. M. Gallagher, 
Wash E. Hudson, E. E. Harvey, A. A. Hatch, C. A. Hastings, 
T. M. Leslie, R. F. Morley, John B. Meserve, C. P. Manion, F. F. 
Nelson, Mrs. C. B. Gump, Miss Lucille Beckner, Miss Morrison, 
Mrs. George Canterbury, Miss Maxine Day, Mrs. C. J. Thornton, 
Miss Lucile Switzer, Mrs. E. G. Hastings, Mrs. C. W. Kerr, Mrs. 
A. Ernsberger, Mrs. G. O. Hollow, Miss Mable Buttler, Mrs. E. R. 
Perry, Mrs. A. L. Murphy, Miss Catherine Acosta, Miss Beth 
Hackendorf , Mrs. George Etoagland, Mrs. Helen Doyle Durrett, 
Mrs. Carl Gillette, Miss Virginia Williams, Mrs. M. D. Russell, 
Mrs. F. H. Greer, Mrs. L. M. Billingslea, Mrs. John Hanna, Mrs. 



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O. L. Frost, Miss Leahoma Makel, Miss Florence Griffith, Miss 
Paulina Mullins, Mrs. Louis Cohen, Miss Jessie Harness, Mrs. 
M. M. Doan, Mrs. G. R. McCullough, Mrs. A. Arthur, Mrs. Earl 
Sneed, Mrs. W. D. Abbott, Mrs. B. G. Boatwright, Miss Halleen 
Alley, Miss Kate Owens, Miss Modena Woodward, Mrs. M. B. 
Paulea, Miss Vera B. Hoover, Charles B. Rogers, W. B. Richards, 

E. A. Robinson, Rev. C. R. Tucker, T. A. Trusty, T. L. Wallace, 
M. C. Prunty, W. L. Lewis, I. W. Lane, Henry McGraw, J. F. Van- 
deventer, E. P. Brown, C. A. McDonald, R. M. McFarlin, H. B. 
Goodrich, Carl Gillette, C. S. Wiley, G. W. Brockway, N. R. Gra- 
ham, J. C. Montfort, A. D. Young, Lee L. Levering, Mr. Wheat, 
Mr. Reardon, A. E. Wickizer, C. K. Leslie, Jr., Wm. M. Prakfa, Roy 
Bradley, Harry Morton, A. V. Mauk, Charles Lane, W. 0. Buck, 
N. J. Gubser, D. F. Connolly, F. H. Greer, F. C. Gow, Charles B. 
Laure, C. D. Coggeshall, A. J. Hamel, C. L. Wait, E. B. Houston, 
H A King, N. K. Tomkins, Richard Tilton, John Smith, G. F. 
Beaty, Miss Matle Riggs, Miss Elizabeth Brannon, Mrs. F. M. 
Hunt, Mrs. H. D. Murdock, Miss Vera Gwynn, Miss Celestia Har- 
rington, Mrs. W. L. Dickey, Mrs. D. J. Davisson, Miss Ruth Rob- 
ertson, Mrs. C. Kroll, Mrs. E. P. Harwell, Mrs. W. C. Steger, Mrs. 

F. H. Thrailkill, Miss Mary Owen, Mrs. H. B. Segner, Miss Jessie 
LaForge, Miss W. N. Sill, Miss Florence Craver, Miss lone Lem- 
mon, Mrs. 0. K. Leslie, Mrs. Ed Levin, Miss Elinora Cooper, Mrs. 
Charles Lamb, Mrs. William Miller Ross, Mrs. H. N. Cole, Mrs. 

G. S. Berry, Mrs. George S. Bole, Mrs. C. J. Holt, Mrs. H. G. Bar- 
nard, Mrs. S. R. Gammon, Miss Margaret Moran, Mrs. J. R. 
Manion, Mrs. W. J. Gregg, Mrs. Frank Shallenberger, Miss Betty 
Brooks, Miss Emma Strawn, Miss Elizabeth Bretlinger, Mrs. O. 
H. McCarty, Mrs. A. G. Heggem, Mrs. A. H. Craber, Mrs. F. A. 
Haskell, Mrs. J. A. Chapman, Mrs. Dixie Gore, Mrs. Charles W. 
Flint, Mrs. Elsie Birmingham, A. I. Waner, B. H. Davis, G. W. 
Green, Rev. C. V. Kling, O. L. Gates, F. W. Insull, W. H. Main- 
waring, J. T. Forster, J. H. Stockton, A. G. Lott, G. C. Kern, 
R. H. Bartleet, Charles B. Larre, J. L. Freeman, R. H. Thurston, 
J. G. Scott, C. G. Smith, H. L. Wallace, Charles B. Buthod, Clar- 
ence Orman, C. W. Benedict, W. E. Downing, C. B. Wallace, G. M. 
Ransom, R. C. Lamprick, N. T. Gilbert, C. H. Seger, Lee Clinton, 
J. P. Byrd, Jr., W. M. Baker, E. W. Jacobs, 0. H. Leonard, E. W. 
Sinclair, W. A. Brownlee, J. L. Shaughnessy, A. J. Keeling, J. H. 
Brown, William Hackendorf, George T. Williamson, Otis L. Snow, 
Ben H. Lancaster, Harry Castle, W. V. Biddison, C. E. McCune, 
Mrs. P. G. Walker, Jr., Mrs. John Z. Anderson, Mrs. James 
Veasey, Mrs. Charles F. Noble, Mrs. R. M. McFarlin, Mrs. S. E. 
Dunn, Mrs. C. W. Benedict, Miss Irene Delaney, Miss Kathleen 
Love, Mrs. A. E. Coleman, Mrs. Winifred Washabaugh, Miss Jen- 
nie King, Miss Faye Elliott, Miss Marion Gibney, Miss Charlie 



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Nickle, Mrs. J. H. Markham, Jr., Miss Vera Ball, Mrs. V. C. 
Franklin, Miss Ollie Cole, Miss Gertrude Connolly, Mrs. W. C. 
Hunter, Mrs. I. G. Rosser, Mrs. J. D. Burke, Mrs. H. N. Greis, 
Mrs. W. E. Brown, Mrs. J. T. Lantry, Mrs. T. K. Simmons, Miss 
Ozea Bourg, Mrs. L. E. G. Aaronson, Mrs. T. K. Smith, Mrs. 
Charles Douglas, Mrs. M. Gallias, Mrs. H. Barnett, Mrs. Alice 
Brogan, Mrs. C. H. Leonard, Miss Bess Bourland, Mrs. Alpha 
Peed, Miss Ethlyn Carpenter, Mrs. Ralph Dillard, Mrs. C. 0. 
Robinson, Mrs. A. W. Roth, Mrs. J. M. Berry, Mrs. F. P. Walter, 
Mrs. G. G. Gillette, Miss Helen Kemp, George Stanley, E. S. Ellis, 
A. L. Wait, Rev. W. H. Murphy, B. B. Calk, Walter Ahlum, Claude 
Tuttle, A. E. Duran, H. M. Van Reede, Pat Rafferty, R. L. Moody, 
Court Lewis, J. S. Pearce, 0. P. Little, H. D. Todd, E. E. Ober- 
holtzer, I. G. Fiddler, Rev. J. W. Abel, Rev. Louis S. Barton, 
H. N. Gardner, Theodore Cox, G. J. Turner, J. A. McKeever, 
C. S. Avery, R. C. Vandevater, L. J. McConnell, C. L. Gilmore, 
Pat Evans, W. F. Leffingwell, Dan Hunt, W. H. Horster, H. A. 
Jenkins, 0. T. Dawson, J. T. Chamblee, Harry Shipman, Harvey 
Rhodes, M. C. Hatch, L. E. Nichols, Rabbi J. B. Menkes, E. S. 
Worthington, H. E. Bethel, E. R. Jones, John S. Davenport, L. V. 
Hitch, H. A. Wakefield, 0. A. Steiner, J. W. Woodford, J. M. 
Hayner, William Miller Ross, 0. L. Goodale, H. E. Snyder, I. Mc- 
Knieht, G. E. Bodine, F. O'Brien, T. C. Phillips, W. C. Garrett, 
G. W. Showalker, G. W. Levitt, G. E. Bennett, A. E. Ford, L. H. 
Arntrout, Roscoe Adams, R. A. Woods, A. F. Bourne, A. D. 
Kneale, H. R. Gruber, L. N. Ewing, H. E. Kinzie, R. C. Shepard- 
son, Clark Field, Arthur Baker, W. H. Hendes, J. H. Constantin, 
Roy Lundy, H. R. Crews, L. L. Doyle, F. M. Prisser, W. E. Has- 
kins, Clyde J. Coleman, Dr. H. H. Messimer, L. H. Louis, J. T. 
Horner, Elton B. Hunt, C. C. Schmelsel, Marion McCarty, Robert 

A. Stekoll, Joseph Davis, Joseph Olson, M. R. Travis, Jap Lewis, 
Rabbi M. Teller, Sam Boorstein, Richard Durrett, J. E. Blair, 
Dr. C. K. Francis, F. E. Sheldon, J. F. Kirkpatrick, William Good- 
man, Ben Curtis, J. H. Gardner, Ray Fellows, W. F. Stahl, John 
W. Cunningham, Mowry Bates, W. F. Stone, R. E. McCline, Philip 
Kates, N. G. Henthorne, R. G. Smith, A. J. Cripe, A. C. Hunt, E. 
C. Chase, L. W. Rabideau, G F. Bell, L. E. Abbott, Joe Levy, 
Elbert Eskridge, E. A. Guise, C. R. Haggard, M. D. Creel, D. N. 
Mitchell, Robert Boice Carson, Harry Kiskaddon, J. K. Livingston, 

B. Pearlstein, W. A. Vandever, F. C. Freedley, C. R. Boling, M. B. 
York, D. E. Isaacs, W. F. Deiterman, W. F. Mayo, C. A. Burleson, 
R H. Owens, C. H. Fenstermacher, F. 0. Larson, C. L. Holland, 
M. N. Walter, Captain A. Ray Wiley, E. C. Cunningham, W. C. 
Steger, I. G. Rosser, A. V. Davenport, John M. Goldsberry, C. E. 
Dixon, J. D. Winters, L. L. Wiles, A. W. Lucas, C. H. Cleveland, 
R. B. Mitchell, Kelly Gibson, F. S. Hurd, C. B. Rawson, Guay 



180 TULSA COUNTY IN THE WORLD WAR 

V. Johnson, A. C. Wise, T. A. Henry, George G. Ryan, Mrs. George 
G. Ryan, H. C. Vesper, and F. C. Tompkins. 

Towards the close of this campaign an interesting feature 
at one of the noonday luncheons was the presentation to the 
city manager, A. V. Davenport, and the county manager, C. S. 
Avery, of handsome solid gold watches by the Tulsa Clearing 
House Association. The presentation was made by E. W. Sin- 
clair, president of that association. The watches were of an 
attractive thin model, with the monogram of the recipients en- 
graved on the back and bearing on the inside cover these words : 
"Presented by the Tulsa Clearing House Association for service, 
Fourth Liberty Loan, October, 1918." 

In September, 1918, the United States Shipping Board gave 
permission, to name ten ships, then being built, for cities in the 
Tenth Federal Reserve District. At the same time the Tank 
Corps of the War Department gave permission to name ten tanks 
for cities in this district. In order to establish proper and fair 
competition among the cities a classification was made on the 
basis of population, ranging from cities under 5,000 to those 
over 150,000, by J. M. Worley of Kansas City, then director of 
publicity for the Tenth Federal Reserve District. The first city 
in each class to exceed its quota and at the same time to dis- 
tribute the sale of bonds to at least twenty per cent of its popu- 
lation was given the honor of naming a ship. The second city 
in each class to so qualify was permitted to name a tank. Tulsa 
was then placed in class seven as having a population of between 
50,000 and 75,000. Tulsa was beaten in this contest by Lincoln, 
Nebraska, which city qualified a short time before Tulsa, Tulsa 
qualifying as the second in time and receiving thereby permission 
to name a tank. The manufacture of tanks was discontinued 
shortly thereafter on account of the signing of the armistice 
and the cities which had qualified for permission to name tanks 
were given instead their originally coveted privilege of naming 
a ship. In consequence thereof, the good ship "Tulsa" was 
launched at Hog Island, Pennsylvania, at high noon on Saturday, 
July 26, 1919. She was christened by Miss Lula Crosbie, daugh- 
ter of J. E. Crosbie, president of the Central National Bank. Miss 
Crosbie christened this 7,825-ton steel merchant vessel by break- 
ing a bottle of crude oil over the bow as the "Tulsa" slipped its 
moorings. 

The Fifth, or Victory, Loan campaign opened on April 21st, 
and closed on May 10, 1919. The armistice had been signed on 
November 11, 1918, over five months before the opening of this 
campaign. In the minds of many the war was over and the 
necessity for further war activities had passed. The need for 
the flotation of the Victory Loan, however, was exactly as great 



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as had been the need for the success of any of the previous loans. 
Money was needed to bring our soldiers home from France; to 
pay the costs of demobilization ; for supplies purchased both here 
and abroad, and for numberless other items incident to the dis- 
banding of our greatest army. 

The volunteer campaign organization in Tulsa, which had 
done such notable service and displayed so remarkable an en- 
thusiasm during the Fourth Loan had, as it seemed, automatically 
disbanded, as though wearied of war work, not recognizing the 
necessity for the same patriotic effort that had been made in 
previous campaigns. It was not possible to recruit an organiza- 
tion for this campaign to equal, either in size or in enthusiasm, 
those of the Third and Fourth Loans. The quota set for Tulsa 
County in the Victory Loan was $5,639,600, the largest asked 
for in any previous Loan except the Fourth. When it is con- 
sidered that it was not possible to secure as large number of 
workers as in the Fourth or to awaken a similar amount of en- 
thusiasm, and in view of the general apathy of the people, their 
war-worn condition and eagerness to return to their own business, 
the fact that this Loan was successfully sold direct to the people, 
with an oversubscription of nearly three-quarters of a million 
dollars, made all workers feel that it was in every sense a 
Victory Loan. The management, after the success of the four 
previous Loans, was determined that in spie of the terrific handi- 
cap of waning interest that this Loan should be successfully 
oversubscribed and without the assistance of bank subscriptions. 
From the first day the reports from the street workers were 
most discouraging and the amount of their sales pitifully small 
in comparison with those of previous Loans. The total sales 
from workers in two weeks had reached only the sum of $1,588,- 
000. scarcely more than was sold in two days by similar methods 
in the Fourth Loan. Sales to individuals through the banks 
had, at the end of two weeks, exceeded the sales of the workers 
by about $600,000, but still leaving the County about $2,000,000 
short of its quota. 

The number of workers had been considerably reduced by 
this time as the result of discouragement and their sales had 
dropped to less than $50,000 a day. There was but one week 
more in which to finish the work, with a shortage of nearly 
$2,000,000. It was at this stage of the campaign that the efforts 
of an additional force of salespeople was enlisted, men with 
peculiar ability, needed to successfully finish the campaign. 
These were the officers of the various banks who canvassed their 
patronage for new and additional subscriptions. This guaran- 
. teed the flotation of the Loan and turned threatened failure into 
another financial victory for Tulsa. 



182 TULSA COUNTY IN THE WORLD WAR 

It was not until noon on Friday, May 9th, next to the last 
day of the campaign, that it was known that the quota had 
actually been subscribed, and to the immeasurable satisfaction 
of all of the Committee, it was found that when the total was 
made after the close of business Saturday, May 10th, that there 
was an oversubscription of $733,250, total sales having been made 
of $6,372,350. Included in these figures were $135,000 of volun- 
tary subscriptions by banks in Tulsa, none of which was asked 
for by the Committee or necessary to reach the quota. 

Of these total figures $5,883,050 were purchasers in the city 
of Tulsa, purchases in the County outside of Tulsa being $492,800. 
Total sales in the Victory Loan by the Women's Committee in 
Tulsa County were $436,400, in the city of Tulsa $424,800. 

During the progress of the Fifth Loan, on May 3, 1919, a 
Flying Circus was held in Tulsa by Government and foreign 
aviators with a fleet of some twenty planes of various styles. 
Their exhibition was given for the purpose of stimulating inter- 
est in the Loan and demonstrating the use of airplanes in war 
service. The officer in charge consented to take up as passen- 
gers four persons to be selected from the active workers in the 
campaign. In the contest for this honor ten women and eleven 
men qualified as eligible, and from those names four were drawn 
by lot. In consequence they were given a thrilling ride over 
the city lasting an hour and fifteen minutes. The fortunate work- 
ers who took this aerial flight were Mrs. H. L. Felt, Miss Esther 
Fox, Arlie J. Cripe and W. H. Mainwaring. 

For having exceeded its quota in all of the Loans Tulsa was 
presented by the U. S. Treasury Department with honor flags 
in recognition of its loyalty. The first flag was presented after 
the close of the Third Loan. This flag had a white field sur- 
rounded by a deep red border and with three vertical blue stripes 
across the center. The honor flag for the Fourth Loan is of the 
same style and color, showing four vertical blue stripes. The 
honor flag for the Fifth Loan shows a V on the center of the 
white field and with the same red border. In addition to these 
three flags a fourth was presented, the same in style as the honor 
flag for the Fourth Loan, excepting that a blue stripe crosses 
diagonally the four vertical blue stripes. This latter flag recog- 
nizes oversubscription in each of the five Loans. 

At the conclusion of the Loan campaigns these flags were 
flown from the staffs on the principal buildings and industrial 
plants of Tulsa. They will now be preserved by the Tulsa County 
Historical Society. 

The following returns were received by the county manager 
from the outside banks at the close of the Victory Loan : 

Bixby, quota $84,650, subscriptions $41,000; Broken Arrow, 



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quota $128,700, subscriptions $128,700; Collinsville, quota $91,- 
200, subscriptions $91,200; Jenks, quota, $22,000, subscriptions 
$22,500; Owasso, quota $12,300, subscriptions $13,400; Red Fork, 
quota $8,500, subscriptions $11,650; Sperry, quota $11,600, sub- 
scriptions $17,000 ; Skiatook, quota $87,000, subscriptions $100,- 
200; Sand Springs, quota $47,600, subscriptions $67,150. 

The following chairmen had charge of the campaign in their 
various districts: Collinsville, John M. Goldsberry, chairman, 
H. C. Bollman, manager ; Broken Arrow, Robert B. Mitchell, chair- 
man, D. LaRue Baker, chairman of speakers bureau; Sperry, 
J. D. Winters, chairman; Skiatook, A. W. Lucas; Owasso, C. E. 
Dickson ; Jenks, Quay V. Johnson ; Dawson, Mrs. George Rhyne ; 
Bixby, A. C. Wise; Red Fork, Cecil Henry; Sand Springs, C. B. 
Rawson. In charge of the townships were: Plainview, P. J. 
Maudlin ; Turley, Mrs. C. W. Gillespie ; Leonard, Mrs. H. C. Hixon ; 
Scales, Ed Babb ; Bethel Union, Mrs. B. L. Rike ; School District 
No. 25, J. W. Clark; Liberty District, Basil McClendon. 

The War Record Flag was awarded to all the above towns, 
except Bixby. 



III. 

RED CROSS DRIVES 

Tulsa and Tulsa County met the test in the four campaigns 
for funds for the support of the American Red Cross in its mis- 
sion of mercy. Millions were invested in Liberty Bonds and War 
Savings Stamps, both as a patriotic duty and as an investment. 
Red Cross subscriptions, however, were free-will offerings from 
which there were no visible financial returns beyond the mutual 
benefits which should accrue from the early conclusion of the 
World War. The Red Cross drives "mobilized the hearts and 
souls of all America" and the proceeds did double duty in caring 
for the wounded and relieving the distress of civilian populations 
in the war area. 

The first campaign or "drive" in Tulsa for Red Cross funds 
was made in June, 1917. At that time there was no state organi- 
zation and the Red Cross quota was incorporated with those of 
the Navy League and the Y. M. C. A. into the $100,000 Tulsa 
War Relief Fund. A total of $125,000 was reached in this cam- 
paign. 

The first strictly Red Cross drive was made just preceding 
the holidays of 1917. It was known as the 1917 Christmas Red 
Cross Membership campaign. In this the goal was members, 
not dollars. The quota allotted to Tulsa County was 15,000 mem- 
bers. The total membership enrolled was 27,000. The quota 
for the State was 500,000. The campaign opened on December 
17th and closed on Christmas eve. 

Edgar A. Wilcox, at that time secretary and local manager 
of the Public Service Company of Oklahoma, was County manager 
for the drive, with Ralph Talbot managing director of the cam- 
paign. E. E. Oberholtzer was appointed city manager, J. Burr 
Gibbons was director of the speakers' bureau, and N. R. Graham 
was made treasurer for the campaign. 

Other members of the County Executive Committee were 
J. M. Berry, L. S. Barton, R. M. McFarlin, E. W. Sinclair, Ed 
Warren, Mrs. R. F. McArthur, Mrs. A. W. Roth, Mrs. W. N. Sill, 
Miss May Friend, Miss Mae Evans, C. E. Buchner and E. Roger 
Kemp. 

W. D. Moss conducted the Publicity Department for the 
campaign. 

Those charged with working the territory outside of Tulsa 
were: 

Glenpool — F. F. Stewart, city manager ; team captains, Fred 

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Jeffries, Victor Lockett, M. T. Stulf, F. R. Pauly, J. A. Primm, 
Elmer Finley, Floyd Powell, V. Cumby and John Egbert. 

Sperry — J. D. Winters, city manager ; team captains, R. Mar- 
tin, R. W. Blaine, C. A. Bingham, 0. R. Griggs and Joseph Harsch- 
barger. 

Broken Arrow — R. R. Hurd, city manager; team captains, 
Earl Gardiner, M. C. Williams, Tracy Hunsecker, U. B. Mader, 
J. G. Remy, Paul Walters, V. L. Lee, Leon Barth, George Adams, 
Charles Foster, Ernest Barnard, Lester Green, Harlan Sandusky, 
Walter Hensley and Avery Rough. 

Dawson — George G. Ryne, city manager; team captains, 
John Curry, C. W. Albright, V. T. Brown and E. H. Crumrine. 

Owasso — Dr. Wilson Humphries, city manager; captains, 
Mrs. Wade. Meyers, Ed Colburn, Miss Daisy Ross, L. Estell, H. H. 
Hayden and Mrs. Sam Miles. 

Sand Springs — V. A. Schiefelbusch, city manager; cap- 
tains, Rufus Colgin, Thomas Hanley, H. J. Huber, Mark M. Stan- 
ley, Charles Parker, Amos Yoder, Ross Rayburn, F. P. Lannon, 
Rev. E. C. Sloan, Rev. S. R. Gordon, Rev. L. D. Corning, J. A. 
Shogren, Fred Gantz, Robert W. Gibbs, Lee Fitzhugh, A. J. 
Schultz, L. L. Matthews, S. A. Esell, L. S. Hohl, J. E. Lawless 
and John Ball. 

Skiatook — L. L. Wiles, city manager ; captains, C. H. Cleve- 
land, A. W. Lucas, Dr. A. J. Butts and F. F. Cochran. 

Bixby — Harry H. Worsham, city manager; captains, J. A. 
Poorman, Leona Lowman Wise, J. N. Dunlap, Rev. Gardner, Ruby 
Reasonover, J. F. Kays, O. E. Robinsoall, Joseph Randolph, J. 
Hansh Carter and H. H. Wilcox. 

J. Burr Gibbons, as director of the Speakers Bureau, was 
assisted by Rev. J. W. Darby, W. 0. Buck, N. R. Graham, E. J. 
Bundy, Falsa F. Morley, George Reeves, W. F. Stahl, Rev. L. S. 
Barton, E. S. Moon, C. B. Rogers, E. E. Oberholtzer, Aleck Kerr, 
A. L. Farmer, A. P. W. Kerr, Ed Warren, R. A. Woods, Lee Dan- 
iels, Clark Field, Ray Fellows, Eugene Lorton, Frank Greer, 
Mayor J. H. Simmons, Arlie J. Cripe and Horace Hagan. Town- 
ship managers were appointed as follows: Jenks, H. B. Ham- 
ilton; Broken Arrow, R. R. Hurd; Bixby, Harry H. Worsham; 
Skiatook, L. L. Wiles; Sand Springs, Alexander Kerr; Owasso, 
Dr. Humphries; Sperry, J. D. Winters, Red Fork, T. A. Henry; 
Dawson, George C. Rhyne; Glenpool, F. F. Stewart. 

In the down town booths to solicit Red Cross subscriptions 
during the campaign were the following young women: Misses 
Blanche Rogers, Mae Evans, Evelyn Mock, Mabel Marsh, Jerry 
Griffin, Dorothy Griffen, Ruth Fitzpatrick, Edna Nelson, Mary 
Delaney, Miriam Murphy, Helen Delaney, Evelyn Connelly, Mabel 
' Core, Vivian Fulghum, Carmen Coyle, Ethelyn Carpenter, Irene 



186 TULSA COUNTY IN THE WORLD WAR 

Delaney, Norman Miller, Ninah Norris, Naomi Meserve, Helen 
Ardizone, Frankie Herman, Trude Connelly, Florence Heald, 
Leona Kline, Dorothy Dorn, Bess Hudson, Mildred Hansel, and 
Mesdames Lester A. Gillespie, John Wesley Boles, Harry Castle, 
Frank W. Dillard, Ruth Dewey, Ross Rayburn, E. K. Roth, Max 
B. Andrae, Winston T. Henry and Knight Douglas. 

During this campaign every person who took out a Red 
Cross membership was given a Red Cross service flag to place 
in the window. For each additional member of a household 
who secured a membership a small cross was added. On Christ- 
mas eve a lighted candle was placed in the window illuminating 
the service flag. 

An energetic campaign was put on by the soliciting organiza- 
tion, the Speakers Bureau and the Publicity Department. Every 
church in the city and County lent its assistance to the movement. 
All clubs and societies became active workers. Tulsa's young 
society women, in charge of booths, wore regulation Red Cross 
uniforms. 

At the conclusion of the campaign on Christmas eve it was 
found that substantial oversubscription had been placed to the 
credit of the County, the total of 27,000 memberships being di- 
vided as follows: 

Tulsa 7,071, Sand Springs 1,720, Skiatook 1,502, Broken Ar- 
row 1,232, JenkS 529, Bixby 380, Leonard 70, Owasso 350, Sperry 
209, Red Fork 200, Dawson 215, Turley 158, Glenpool 345, Wat- 
kins, Glenpool township, 172. 

In this campaign the following general program was car- 
ried out for the week of December 17-24. 

On Sunday pledges were distributed, there were Red Cross 
membership talks and speakers addressed all public gatherings. 

On Monday managers and workers canvassed the business 
districts of the city. Red Cross talks were made in every theater 
and Red Cross flags were displayed from flagmasts throughout 
the city. 

On Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday workers canvassed 
the residence district and called at every home not displaying 
a Red Cross service flag. Red Cross talks were made in every 
theater. 

On Friday there was a general cleanup, while on Saturday 
work was centered on the booths located in the business section. 
On Saturday night church bells rang, service flags displayed 
in windows were illuminated and school children sang Christmas 
carols in the streets. 

The women workers proved an effective force during this 
campaign. Mrs. W. W. Brodie, captain of the team, maintained 
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lobby, in every hotel lobby and in all of the principal stores. 
Mrs. Brodie selected the following lieutenants and made the 
following assignments : 

Lieutenants — Mrs. E. Roger Kemp, Mrs. C. D. F. O'Hern, 
Mrs. William Pomeroy, Miss Mae Evans, Miss Sarah Davidson. 
Assignments of booths : Scott-Halliburton- Abbott, Misses Car- 
men Coyle and Irene Hastings; Vandever's, Mrs. Victor Walker 
and Mrs. George S. Polo ; Hunt's, Mrs. Lester Gillespie and Miss 
Miriam Humphrey; Hunt-Murry, Misses Irene Dulaney and Ger- 
trude Connolly, Exchange National Bank, Mrs. Max D. Andre, 
Misses Mae Evans, Evelyn Mock and Dorothy Dorn ; Central Na- 
tional Bank, Mrs. E. Roger Kemp, Mrs. C. D. F. O'Hern; First 
National Bank, Miss Mildred Hansel; Union National Bank, Mrs. 
Edgar Ewing and Miss Mabel Morris; Liberty National Bank, 
Miss Edna Nelson and Miss Mary Dulaney ; Producers State Bank, 
Miss Naomi Meserve; National Bank of Commerce, Misses Isa- 
belle and Priscilla Drake; Hotel Tulsa, Mrs. Knight P. Douglas 
and Misses Ethelyn Carpenter, Ruth Fitpatrick and Mina Norris ; 
Kress, Mrs. Chester McKeown and Mrs. Hal T. Macon; lobby 
Gallais Building, Mrs. J. E. Washington; lobby Daniel Building, 
Mrs. Roscoe Griffith and Mrs. Clyde Fowler; courthouse, Mrs. 
F. A. Baker and Mrs. F. I. Louis; lobby Ketchum Hotel, Mrs. 
J. R. Burdick; American National Bank, Mrs. Ruth Dewey and 
Miss Mabel Core; postoffice, Misses Jerry and Dorothy Griffin; 
Palace Clothiers", Mrs. C. E. Crawley and Miss Leona Kline ; Model 
Clothiers, Misses Blanche Boone and Ramona Geek; Brown & 
Blazer, Mrs. Harry Castle and Miss Bess Hudson ; Jenkins Music 
Company, Mrs. John Wesley Bates and Miss Ruth Brown. 

Managers in the surrounding towns in the County were: 

At Sand Springs — Manager, V. A. Schief elbusch ; team cap- 
tains, Rufus Colgin, Thomas Hanley, H. J. Huber, H. E. Williams, 
Harry E. Bartlett, Louis Barnett, A. T. W. Kerr, E. C. Hubbard, 
Joe Irwin, T. A. Secord, G. Ciociola, J. W. Ganoway, B. F. Breed- 
ing, J. A. Miller, Roy Inbody, Mark M. Stanley, Charles Parker, 
Amos Yoder, Ross Rayburn, F. P. Lannon, Rev. E. C. Sloan, Rev. 
S. R. Gorden, Rev. L. D. Corning, J. A. Shogren, Fred Gantz, 
Robt. W. Gibbs, Lee B. Fitzhugh, A. J. Shultz, L. L. Mathews, 
S. A. Esell, L. S. Hohl, J. E. Lawless and John Hall. 

At Skiatook — City manager, L. L. Miles; team captains, C. 
H. Cleveland, A. W. Lucas, Dr. A. J. Butts and F. F. Cochran. 

At Bixby — City manager, Harry W. Worsham; team cap- 
tains, J. A. Poorman, Lana Lowman Wise, J. L. Dunlap, Rev. 
Gardiner, Ruby Reasonover, I. F. Kays, 0. E. Robinson, Joseph 
Randolph, J. Hans Carter and H. H. Wilcox. 

The Red Cross drive for funds in May, 1918, was the most 
important of the various campaigns waged on behalf of that 



188 TULSA COUNTY IN THE WORLD WAR 

organization. Tulsa's quota in this drive was $180,000. The 
city of Tulsa alone contributed $260,000 and the outside districts 
in the County an additional $50,000. The campaign took place 
during the week of May 20th. The National appropriation was 
$100,000,000. 

On May 11th the following organization was effected for 
the campaign: 

Chairman, E. Roger Kemp; district chairman, W. O. Buck; 
Tulsa County campaign manager, Grant R. McCullough; assist- 
ant manager, Mark E. Carr ; assistant manager, J. Burr Gibbons ; 
County chairman, C. S. Avery ; city chairman, Clark Field ; chair- 
man Publicity Committee, J. A. McKeever; chairman Outdoor 
Advertising Committee, Ben F. Finney ; chairman Speakers Com- 
mittee, Ralph Talbot; auditor, Roscoe Adams; Team Committee, 
Arthur McCune and Orra E. Upp. 

The Executive Committee was composed of E. R. Kemp, 
J. H. Evans, J. Edgar Pew, E. W. Sinclair, A. M. McFarlin, E. P. 
Harwell, J. A. Hull, H. C. Tyrell, C. S. Buchner, J. M. Berry, Ed 
Warren, D F. Connolly and J. J. Larkin. 

On the Advance Committee were J. H. Evans, D. F. Connolly, 
R. M. McFarlin, H. M. Preston, J. E. Pew and E. R. Kemp. The 
Flying Squadron consisted of N. R. Graham, chairman; Fred 
Shaw, Lee Kunsman and Lee Levering. J. Burr Gibbons was 
Chairman of the "Stunt" Committee. 

The workers were organized on a business classification 
basis. The system was modeled after the Government income tax 
schedule, the ratio increasing slightly with the size of the income. 
Donations were calculated as follows : On annual income of $1,000 
to $2,000, $6 to $12 ; $2,000 to $3,000, $12 to $25; $3,000 to $5,000, 
$25 to $125; $5,000 to $10,000, $125 to $300; $10,000 to $15,000, 
$325 to $550; $15,000 to $20,000, $550 to $1,000; $20,000 to 
$30,000, $1,000 to $2,000; $30,000 to $50,000, $2,000 to $3,000; 
$50,000 to $75,000, $3,000 to $4,000; $75,0000 to $100,000; 
$4,000 to $5,000. 

The following majors and Team Committees were appointed: 
Team majors: C. Bumgarner, W. A. Bradshaw, L. N. Ewing, 
C. A. Myers, Roy Lundy and E. A. Guise. 

Team captains: Charles T. Abbott, Rev. Abel, George Bell, 
C. W. Bishop, F. M. Bohn, O. O. Boston, Ira Brooks, I. G. Rosser, 
Thomas Byrne, William Coke, Ed Chastain, M. D. Creel, A. J. 
Cripe, J. M. Crutchfield, Fred Downs, J. J. DeShane, Claude 
Dawson, John Davenport, M. Engler, L. N. Ewing, J. J. Gardner, 
Roy Getman, J. Burr Gibbons, W. A. Goodner, Vic Gray, E. A. 
Guise, J. P. Harter, Harry Heilbron, F. Hinderliter, Julius Kahn, 
William Kilmer, S. H. King, Ben Lancaster, Joe Levy, Frank 
Louis, Henry Lindner, William Mainwaring, Max Madansky, 
Harry Mann, Dr. J. H. Morgan, Walter Mount, Dr. Murdock, 



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Walter Nichols, Trueman Nixon, H. M. O'Hara, Joe Payne, J. B. 
Porter, C. M. Pritchard, C. E. Render, Jack Robb, H. Rudisill, 
Ollie Settle, William Smith, Edward Soph, William Stahl, George 
Stanley, O. 0. Steiner, R. C. Stueve, Dr. Temples, William Van- 
dever, A. L. Waite, J. C. Waldrep, Dr. C. R. Walter, Joe Wash- 
ington, 0. G. Watt, T. T. Wells, E. A. Wilcox, E. L. Wilson, Arthur 
Young and Cy Young. 

Sixty-six appointments were kept by speakers at the various 
theaters in Tulsa during the week of the campaign. 

The most difficult Red Cross campaign of accomplishment 
was that of the 1918 Christmas Roll Call Membership drive. The 
war was over to the extent of the signing of the armistice. The 
Hun forces had been decisively defeated ; a second epidemic of 
Spanish influenza had broken out, inclement weather and bad 
roads and other obstacles interfered with the universal subscrip- 
tion sought by the organization. 

The same unfavorable conditions existed throughout the 
United States. Tulsa County's quota was set for 30,000 members. 
Money was no object. Ten memberships at a dollar each was 
more highly prized than one ten-dollar membership. After many 
handicaps the County finally accounted for 30,763 members and 
with this number won honors. Tulsa Chapter received an honor 
flag for securing seventy per cent membership in the Chapter's 
jurisdiction, and was one of the eleven out of six hundred Chap- 
ters in the Southwestern Division to be awarded this banner. 

The Campaign Cabinet for this drive consisted of Clark Field, 
roll call chairman; E. E. Oberholtzer, campaign director; W. O. 
Buck, speakers bureau ; Mrs. W. W. Brodie, clerk ; M. B. Flesher, 
cashier; G. P. Lamy, publicity; E. A. Guise, advertising; Mrs. 
A. W. Roth, team recruiting sergeant; Mrs. Minette Hedges, 
manager rural schools ; E. B. Huston, manager business district ; 
Mark Carr, manager manufacturing and industrial district ; Mrs. 
A. H. Craver, manager residence district. 

The Executive Board Advisory Committee was composed of 
E. Roger Kemp, chairman Tulsa County Chapter ; E. L. Connolly, 
secretary Tulsa County Chapter; W. R. Guiberson, chairman pub- 
licity Tulsa County Chapter ; W. O. Buck, district representative. 
Mrs. W. N. Sill, C. E. Buchner, R. M. McFarlin, L. E. Abbott, 
Alf Heggem, Mrs. George Ransom, W. C. Steger, Mrs. C. E. 
q+t-niivelle, Mrs. William Miller Ross, Mrs. Frank Haskell, Mrs. 
Lilah D. Lindsey, Lula M. Billingslea, John R. Woodard and A .V. 
Davenport. 

One of the features of this campaign was "Over There Day," 
Wednesday, December 18th, when, throughout Okahoma, it was 
asked that one solemn hour be dedicated in prayer to the boys in 
service in France. Pursuant to this plan Mayor Hubbard issued 
the following proclamation : 



190 TULSA COUNTY IN THE WORLD WAR 

"WHEREAS, The Red Cross Christmas membership cam- 
paign will begin Monday morning, December 16, and close Mon- 
day night, December 23, covering a period of one week, and 

"WHEREAS, It is the duty of every patriotic citizen, 
whether man, woman or child, in Tulsa, to give his moral support 
to the world's greatest humanitarian organization, thus giving 
concrete evidence of his endorsement to the Red Cross and its 
ministerings to the needy and suff eringj and 

"WHEREAS, The greatest victory in the history of the world 
has been in a great part due to the efforts of the Yankees over 
there, many of whom received wounds which will necessitate their 
remaining in hospitals for many months, and to whom the Red 
Cross will be a ministering angel ; 

"NOW, THEREFORE, I, Charles H. Hubbard, mayor of the 
city of Tulsa, Oklahoma, do hereby proclaim the week of December 
16 to 23 Red Cross Christmas Membership Week, and call upon 
every loyal American to give his heart and his dollar to this great 
cause; I further request that industrial whistles be blown over 
the city at 9 o'clock Monday morning, December 16, to mark the 
beginning of this week, and 

"I further proclaim Wednesday, December 18, "Over There" 
Day, and ask every Tulsan to breathe a prayer of thanksgiving 
to the boys over there when he hears the whistles blow at 30- 
minute intervals from 9 to 11 o'clock Wednesday morning; it is 
also asked that Tulsa merchants make no special efforts to trans- 
act their usual volume of business during these two hours. 

"In Witness Whereof, I have hereunto affixed my signature 
this 14th day of December, 1918. 

"C. H. HUBBARD, Mayor of Tulsa." 

By Tuesday night, the second day of the drive, Tulsa com- 
mittees reported a total of 7,000 memberships with many blocKS 
100 per cent subscribers. On Saturday following a general re- 
canvass of the city was made under the direction of W. O. Buck, 
chairman for the district. All houses not displaying the Red 
Cross service flag were visited and if the absence of the flag 
was due not to the lack of a heart but of a dollar, complimentary 
subscriptions were given the occupants. 

In this connection it is interesting to note the comparative 
contributions and the record made by District No. 5 in the Red 
Cross campaigns of which W. O. Buck of Tulsa was district rep- 
resentative. 

In the second war fund drive in May, 1918, the Tulsa county 
chairman was Grant R. McCullough, the quota for Tulsa County 
was $180,000, and the total subscriptions $309,901.64. In the 
Christmas Roll Call membership campaign in December, 1918, 



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the county manager was Clark Field, the number of members 
enrolled was 30,763, and the percentage of population enrolled 
was .44364. 

In the May drive in Creek County the chairman was L. B. 
Jackson, the quota $59,212 and the total subscriptions $75,027.84. 
In the 1918 Christmas drive there were 9709 members enrolled, 
the percentage of population being .20873. The county mana- 
ger was Mrs. Charles Whittaker. 

In the May drive the chairman for Washington County was 
A. C. Easter, the quota was $60,000, and the subscriptions $90,- 
214.65. In December there were 77,040 members enrolled, the 
percentage of population being .26198. The county chairman 
was S. W. Shoemaker. 

In Osage County in the May drive A. N. Ruble was county 
chairman. The quota was $25,000, and the subscriptions $56,- 
593.70. In the December drive A. N. Ruble was again chair- 
man, 7,083 members were enrolled, and the percentage of popu- 
lation was .21851. 



IV. 
UNITED WAR WORK CAMPAIGNS 

One of the severest tests to which American patriotism was 
subjected was the putting over of the United War Work cam- 
paign in which $170,500,000 as a minimum was asked of the 
people. This campaign was initiated on the day of the signing 
of the Armistice, November 11, 1918, and continued for a week. 
In order that the various organizations for which this fund was 
intended might not longer wage individual drives in conflict 
with the great war fund movements which must necessarily be 
pushed to a successful conclusion, they were grouped into one 
great association for this purpose. 

The beneficiaries were the National War Work Council of 
the Y. M. C. A., War Work Council of the Y. W. C. A., the 
National Catholic War Council, the Knights of Columbus, the 
Jewish Welfare Board, the War Camp Community Service, the 
American Library Association and the Salvation Army. 

The State of Oklahoma was given a quota of $1,360,000 and 
subscribed $2,050,000. Tulsa County was given a quota of 
$250,000, excessive from point of per capita calculation, but 
Tulsa alone unhesitatingly raised $300,000 with approximately 
21,000 subscribers. 

The State committee was headed by Alfred O. Booth, cam- 
paign director for Oklahoma, and E. W. Marland, chairman of the 
campaign committee. E. W. Sinclair was chairman of the 
Twelfth District. 

The personnel of the Tulsa County organization follows : 

Campaign cabinet : E. W. Sinclair, district chairman ; N. R. 
Graham, assistant district chairman; Clark Field, campaign di- 
rector; C. E. McCune, city chairman; C. S. Avery, county chair- 
man; J. A. McKeever, advertising; J. Burr Gibbons, publicity; 
W. O. Buck, speaker; Mrs. A. W. Roth, chairman women's de- 
partment; Mrs. P. G. Walker, Jr., city chairman; Mrs. George 
M. Ransom, county chairman and W. O. Ligon, Jr., (C. P. A.) 
auditor. 

Executive committee: E. W. Sinclair, J. M. Berry, E. R. 
Kemp, G. R. McCullough, W. A. Vandever, Captain E. Constan- 
ts, Marion Travis, D. F. Connoly, J. S. Cosden, P. E. Magee, A. E. 
Duran, J. A. Chapman, H. C. Tyrell, Thomas R. Chesnut, Mark 
Carr, J. E. Crosbie, E. P. Harwell, Frank Lewis, Joe Olson, 
James A. Veasey, E. E. Oberholtzer, Ralph E. Campbell, Mrs. A. 

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W. Roth, Mrs. P. G. Walker, Jr., Miss Alma McGlenn, Mrs. A. H. 
Craver, Mrs. C. E. Strouville, Miss Hilda Jones, Mrs. George M. 
Ransom, Mrs. Morris Gallas, Mrs. Ed. Levin, Adjutant Rosa 
Coblenz, Mrs. C. J. Hindman, Mrs. William Miller Ross, Mrs. 
Frank Haskell, Mrs. J. A. Chapman, Mrs. R. M. McFarlin, Mrs. 
W. N. Sill, Mrs. John Markham, Jr., Mrs. W. E. Brown and Mrs. 
E. R. Kemp. 

The campaign in the city of Tulsa is thus described in a re- 
port made by Clark Field, city campaign director: 

"First there was advance work by the executive committee 
to secure subscriptions from $250 up. The aim was to have 
men of influence as workers and to secure suitable amounts in 
subscriptions from the list of large givers and to get this out of 
the way before the general campaign. This gave a working basis 
upon which to build the campaign. Then the residence district 
was intensively worked by women, first in a campaign of educa- 
tion through the distribution of literature from house to house 
during the week prior to the campaign, and in a one-day clean-up 
of subscriptions in the residence district on Monday, November 
11th. The purpose of this plan was to get every member of the 
household to subscribe at home regardless of the subscription 
made by the head of the house at his place of business. Next, the 
business district by blocks was thoroughly canvassed by com- 
mittees of both women and men. 

"In addition to the above the Victory Boys and Victory Girls 
were organized. These were to secure subscriptions only from 
boys and girls who would agree to earn the money subscribed. 

"Industries were handled separately in order to secure the 
subscription of every employe of every industry and corporation. 

"The Armistice was signed on Monday, the opening day of 
the campaign. The people were celebrating the wonderful event. 
The schedule of the campaign was completely disorganized. The 
residence section was a day and a half late. The business sec- 
tion partly started on time. The employes of corporations quit 
work for a day and the industries started two days late. For 
the moment the outlook was most discouraging. The committee 
laid the facts before the workers and appealed to them to forget 
the Armistice and go to work. The response was immediate. 
The "Tulsa Will" spirit was everywhere in evidence with the 
result that the campaign closed on Monday, November 18th, on 
schedule time with an amount of $50,000 in excess of the quota. 

"The influenza epidemic had closed the churches, schools and 
theatres, and had prevented public gatherings thereby seriously 
hampering the organization. The campaign workers could not 
hold meetings and the best publicity, the Four-Minute speakers, 
was not available. 

"In view of the difficulties which had to be overcome the 



194 TULSA COUNTY IN THE WORLD WAR 

committee considered the United War Work campaign one of the 
most successful war drives put over in Tulsa." 

In lieu of meetings as an agency through which to reach 
the public during the United War Work drive, it was necessary 
to devise several unique publicity "stunts" which were calculated 
to arouse the interest of the people. Under the supervision of 
J. Burr Gibbons, director of publicity, assisted by an ingenious 
committee, several of these attractions were initiated. 

One of the most effective features of the campaign was a 
large map of the city of Tulsa, about twenty feet square, which 
was placed at the corner of Third and Main Strets. As the 
blocks of the business and residence sections of the city became 
100 per cent patriotic in the drive they were shown on this map, 
to the intense interest of thousands of spectators. Each block 
was designated as a sector and an inscription across the top 
read "Tulsa's War Map — Have you gone over the top in your sec- 
tor?" At the bottom was the urge "Let's paint the town red" 
and as the committees reported each block one hundred per cent 
subscribed, it was painted red amid the applause of the specta- 
tors. 

The following team captains and workers in the order named 
called on the homes of Tulsa with educational literature on 
Wednesday and returned on the following Monday, November 
11th, for the pledges or subscriptions: 

Team No. 8. — Mrs. C. W. Kingsbury, captain ; Mrs. J. Wool- 
sey, Mrs. F. S. Hoxie, Mrs. R. A. Smith, Mrs. W. C. Conelly, Mrs. 
J. H. Morgan, Mrs. W. E. Thompson, Mrs. Fred Osborn, Mrs. 
June Oldham, Mrs. H. C. Lindner, Mrs. Shelton, Miss Laura Os- 
born, Miss Frances Wilson, Mrs. Frank Avery, Mrs. Jake Hane. 

Team No. 11. — Mrs. Moulton, captain; Mrs. Copperas, Miss 
Maxfield, Mrs. Baker, Mrs. McElroy, Mrs. Dubbs, Mrs. Ellers, 
Mrs. McHenry, Mrs. John. 

Team No. 26. — Mrs. W. E. Brown, captain; Mrs. R. Walker, 
Mrs. Satora, Mrs. D. C. Richardson, Mrs. N. R. Graham, Mrs. A. 
C. Hixon, Mrs. I. G. Rosser, Mrs. Nat Ligon. 

Team No. 21. — Mrs. T. P. Flanagin, captain; Mrs. J. M. 
Temples, Mrs. J. J. Dunham, Mrs. Ira Pilcher, Mrs. T. M. Triplett, 
Mrs. E. E. Shipman, Mrs. C. W. Emery, Mrs. S. E. Schmidt, Mrs. 
Mrs J. B. Hawkins, Mrs. William Hackendorf, Mrs. McLeod, Mrs. 
H. 0. Weaver, Mrs. H. P. Hill. 

Team No. 6. — Mrs. A. M. O'Donnell, captain; Mrs. F. K. 
Smith, Mrs. J. R. Cole, Jr., Mrs. T. D. Lee, Mrs. H. H. Goddard, 
Mrs. H. O. McClure, Mrs. L. S. Randolph, Mrs. A. F. Robertson, 
Mrs. Joseph Carson, Miss Isabel Fonda, Miss Sybil Howendobler, 
Miss Blanche Gallais. 

Team No. 2.— Mrs. J. J. DeShane, captain ; Mrs. T. C. Eaton, 



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Mrs. A. M. Elleger, Miss Ruby Elleger, Mrs. McNeil, Mrs. Rugh, 
Miss Ona DeShane. 

Team No. 9.— Mrs. O. H. McCarty, captain; Mrs. J. B. 
Brown, Mrs. H. Rudisill, Mrs. E. P. Marshall, Mrs. H. P. De- 
Langy, Mrs. Conn Linn, Mrs. Letha Lawhon, Mrs. N. J. Gubser, 
Mrs. Charles Gilmore, Mrs. H. W. Callihan, Mrs. F. J. Hinder- 
liter, Mrs. Charles Mercer, Mrs. J. V. Horrigan, Mrs. A. Ray 
Wiley, Miss Lucile Lee, Mrs. R. A. Woods. 

Team No. 14. — Miss Alma McGlenn, captain; Mrs. S. E. 
Dunn, Mrs. L. W. Baxter, Mrs. Mabel Claire Witt, Miss Netina 
Pearson, Mrs. C. V. King, Mrs. H. E. Carry, Mrs. Frank Barnes, 
Mrs. Ed Avery, Mrs. J. D. Richards, Mrs. J. M. Chick, Miss Dor- 
othy Dorn, Mrs. J. B. Porter, Mrs. J. H. Sykes, Mrs. L. L. Doyle, 
Mrs. W. H. Crowder, Mrs. J. W. Simpson, Mrs. Clark Field. 

Team No. 5. — Mrs. R. E. Campbell, captain ; Mrs. G. E. Bur- 
ford, Mrs. D. C. Morrison, Mrs. Clarence Taylor, Mrs. E. C. Hig- 
gins, Mrs. A. L. Murphey, Mrs. Wm. Gregg, Mrs. John Roy, Mrs. 
C. O. Robinson, Mrs. James Veasey, Mrs. J. A. Hull, Mrs. G. A. 
Perrick, Mrs. J. B. Meserve, Mrs. C. W. Kerr, Mrs. L. J. Martin. 

Team No. 16. — Mrs. Geo. S. Berry, captain; Mrs. Sneed, 
Mrs. Pyeatt, Mrs. Hindman, Mrs. Ada Harper, Mrs. Ralph Dillard, 
Miss Bess Hudson, Miss Mary Sill, Miss Mabel Core, Miss Minor 
Norris. 

Team No. 20. — Mrs. Ed Levin, captain; Mrs. H. Barnett, 
Mrs. J. C. Huff, Mrs. Ben Levy, Mrs. C. 0. Dotts, Mrs. Lillian 
Perkins, Mrs. Nathan Gens, Mrs. Dick Saye, Mrs. W. L. Noelles, 
Mrs. T. C. King, Miss Esther Fox, Mrs. Ned Rigsbee. 

Team No. 12.— Mrs. W. C. Farmer, captain ; Mrs. J. N. Will- 
iams, Mrs. Jas. Boyle, Mrs. W. J. Allen, Mrs. F. A. Smith, Mrs. I. 
Alexander, Mrs. V. S. Wilhite, Mrs. F. A. Ward, Mrs. Geo. F. 
Bauer, Mrs. Ora Neale, Mrs. McSpadden. 

Team No. 22. — Mrs. Winifred M. Washabaugh, captain ; Mrs. 
Coggeshall, Mrs. Grimes, Mrs. Reed, Mrs. Pierce, Mrs. Frank 
Breene, Mrs. L. M. Billingslea, Mrs. George Lancy, Mrs. G. H. 
Thrailkill, Mrs. Patrick, Miss Jennie King, Mrs. Frank Dillard, 
Mrs. Cleake, Miss Farmer, Mrs. Halliburton, Mrs. Gillette, Mrs. 
Otis McClintock, Mrs. C. L. Waite, Mrs. W. H. Walker, Mrs. J. 
Hamel, Mrs. A. Aaronson, Catherine Welker, Mrs. Avery, Mrs. 
Randolph, Mrs. F. Rodolf, Mrs. A. Heggem. 

Team No. 11. — Mrs. E. M. Stroud, captain; Mrs. B. Post, 
Mrs. Knall, Mrs. Sweat, Mrs. Kitge, Miss Hazel Borst, Marie 
Jones, Nettie Jones, Marie Kenney, Pearl Turner, Miss Roy, Mrs. 
W. E. Davis. 

Team No. 4. — May D. Evans, captain; Miss MeKee, Mrs. 
Tabor, Mrs. Collins, Mrs. Wilhamson, Mrs. Simmons, Mrs. 
Ritchie. 



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Team No. 24. — Mrs. Ellis, captain; Miss Barnes, Mrs. I. C. 
Smith, Mrs. Booker, Mrs. Brady, Mrs. Greenway, Mrs. Adams, 
Mrs. Corbin, Mrs. Robinett, Mrs. Miller. 

Team No. 18. — Mrs. J. A. Chapman, captain; Mrs. H. G. 
Barnard, Mrs. R. M. McFarlin, Mrs. H. H. Rogers, Mrs. J. W. 
Gilliland, Mrs. E. P. Harwell, Mrs. E. B. McFarlin, Mrs. T. O. 
Cremins, Mrs. F. P. Walter, Mrs. J. M. Gillette, Mrs. E. W. Sin- 
clair, Mrs. E. P. Linn, Mrs. S. R. Gammon, Mrs. A. T. Alison. 

Team No. 19. — Mrs. P. W. Whitaker, captain; Miss Inez 
Hughlett, Mrs. Dodd, Mrs. Lowe, Mrs. Goble, Mrs. Lunsford, 
Miss Shappell, Miss Sterling. 

Team No. 25.— Mrs. C. F. Epperson, captain; Mrs. S. R. 
Lewis, Mrs. T. E. Roderick, Mrs. R. C. Stevenson, Mrs. Frank 
Wooden, Mrs. C. E. Kinnear, Miss A. M. Stringfield, Mrs. C. J. 
Mead, Mrs. Longe, Mrs. W. H. Murphy. 

Team No. 7. — Mrs. Gallas, captain; Mrs. F. B. Berlin, Mrs. 
John Smiley, Mrs. Roy Wickiser, Mrs. James Wickiser, Mrs. S. 
E. Cockrell, Mrs. Walter Nichols, Mrs. L. S. Knight, Mrs. H. P. 
Frantz. 

Team No. 13. — Mrs. B. W. Grant, captain ; Miss Dora Miller, 
Miss Mame Emmons, Miss Bertha Blades, Miss Mabel Messiner, 
Miss Jennie Butler, Mrs. A. T. Fountain, Mrs. O. A. Steiner, 
Mrs. Marie Mott, Mrs. Wm. M. Wilson, Mrs. Hainey, Mrs. J. F. 
Cline, Mrs. E. A. North, Mrs. S. M. Lattimer, Mrs. A. E. 
Montgomery, Mrs. J. J. Healy, Mrs. J. W. Whitney, Mrs. H. L. 
Standeven. 

Team No. 10. — Mrs. A. Ernsberger, captain; Mrs. W. H. 
Peck, Mrs. C. E. Reece, Mrs. Carl Pleasant, Mrs. Murry D. Rus- 
sell, Mrs. G. E. Carroll, Mrs. J. O. Cheairs, Mrs. W. H. Hendee, 
Mrs. F. W. Dye, Mrs. C. E. Rathbun, Miss Shinn, Mrs. T. H 
Jones, Mrs. F. McLaughlin, Mrs. C. F. Hopkins, Mrs. M. Killion, 
Mrs. W. J. Whittaker. 

Team No. 15. — Mrs. Wm. Miller, captain; Mrs. L. E. Hon- 
man, Mrs. Geo. H. Anderson, Mrs. Annie Baker, Mrs. T. K. 
Chornut, Mrs. G. Wallace Carney, Mrs. Walter Duckett, Mrs. 
John Dwyer, Mrs. W. M. Fleetwood, Mrs. Chas. L. Hall, Mrs. J. 

E. Hamner, Mrs. E. Forrest Hayden, Mrs. I. E. Kerrigan, Miss 
Alice Kirkbride, Mrs. W. O. Ligon, W. W. Lockhart, Mrs. Chas. 

F. Martin, Mrs. D. F. McMahon, Mrs. H. D. Murdock, Mrs. H. H. 
Parker, Mrs. W. H. Pomeroy, Mrs. J. R. Ramsey, Mrs. Wm. 
Steene, Mrs. W. J. Williams. 

The following majors and field captains handled the busi- 
ness districts: 

Major Roy Lundy; Captains M. V. Walters, Ora Upp, Walter 
Nichols, Dr. Walters, C. E. Lehman, James J. Gardner, Hub Rus- 



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sell, E. S. Hutchison, L. H. Armentrout, Mrs. E. A. Stubler, Miss 
Ozea Pourg. 

Major J. J. DeShane; Captains Edward Soph, C. K. Leslie, 
J. W. Sanders, Mrs. Dan Davidson, Mrs. Dixie Gore, Mrs. Earle 
G. Hastings, Mrs. Murray Doan, Mrs. John Yust, Mrs. Thomas 
Chestnut, Mrs. J. R. Manion, Miss Jennie Y. King. 

Major Bradshaw; Captains E. H. Argue, O. G. Watt, E. N. 
Adams, W. A. Vandever, L. L. Doyle, Guy Davis, J. D. Porter, 
John Davenport, Julius Kahn, J. A. Waldrop, H. C. Lindner, Joe 
Levy, Mrs. Claud Hough, Mrs. Lewis Barnett, Mrs. T. C. Haller, 
Mrs. Claud Rosenstein. 

Major T. T. Wells; Captains W. A. Goodner, Harvey Young, 
M. Engler, Vick Gray, Sam Post, Ed Chastain, S. M. Bell, Tony 
Eaton. 

Major Wm. Stahl; Captains Mrs. Eugene Lorton, Mrs. J. J3. 
Meserve, Mrs. C. F. Farren, Mrs. L. N. Ewing, Mrs. McCrary, 
Mrs. Garland Marrs, Mrs. H. L. Fitzgerald, Arthur Young. 

Major E. A. Guise; Captains William Killimer, R. E. Mc- 
Cline, Mrs. F. P. Walters, O. A. Steiner, Ray Fellows, Mrs. E. R. 
Perry, Alf. Heggem, Ollie Settle, Lee Kunsman, Max Madansky, 
Bob Purdy. 

Major L. N. Ewing; Captains I. G. Roeser, Cliff Moore, Bert 
Roberts, Charles Mouser, Kelly, at Auto Co., L. N. Ewing, Joe 
Payne, Mrs. C. E. Crawley, George Stanley. 



V. 
WAR SAVINGS STAMPS CAMPAIGNS 

To Tulsa belongs the distinction of opening the first War 
Savings Stamps bank in the United States. It was located in 
the old Planters Bank, and there the business was conducted until 
the handsome new building was erected at the corner of Fourth 
and Main streets. The new bank was built at no cost to the or- 
ganization. The building supplies merchants of Tulsa contrib- 
uted the material and union labor organizations performed the 
work gratis. 

The purpose of the government in launching the War Sav- 
ings Stamps campaign was twofold ; to raise revenue with which 
to conduct the war and to inculcate in the American people a 
spirit of thrift. This campaign was intended for the sale of War 
Savings Stamps, or Baby Bonds which, when matured in five 
years from the date of the first issue, would have a par value of 
$5 and would have borne interest at the rate of about 4*4 per 
cent, per annum. The sale of these stamps began in the month 
of December, 1917, when they were sold for $4.12, there being 
a small increase in price each month for a year. For smaller 
purchasers and savings, what was known as the Thrift Stamp 
was issued. Thrift Stamps were convertible into War Savings 
Stamps at a price which allowed the same rate of interest borne 
by the Baby Bond. 

Tulsa county's quota in the sale of these stamps was $1,- 
386,820. On January 1, 1919, the county had reached a total of 
$1,359,448, or 98 per cent, of its quota. At that time Tulsa 
County ranked fifth in the state in percentage of the quota sold, 
which equalled $19.60 per capita. 

The officers of the campaign were Fred Shaw, district mana- 
ger; Orra E. Upp, county chairman; Ralph A. Woods, in charge 
of Tulsa agencies; W. D. Moss, publicity manager; E. E. Ober- 
holtzer, chairman for city schools; Mrs. Minette Hedges, chair- 
man for county schools; Lee Levering, manager W. S. S. Bank. 
The following chairmen for county branches were appointed : 

Delbert Johnson, Lynne Lane township ; Chas. Foster, Broken 
Arrow township; J. B. Simmons, Jenks township; L. L. Wiles, 
Skiatook; Robt. Martin, Sperry ; Jim Smith, Owasso; Geo. Rhyme, 
Dawson; Harry Worsham, Bixby; 0. C. Brooks, Red Fork, and 
J. A. Bernier, Sand Springs. 

Agencies for the sale of W. S. S. and Thrift Stamps were 
established in all public offices, in banks and business houses, 

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factories, and at every point where sales were likely to be made. 
The total number of agencies in Tulsa County was 844. 

In addition to this a drive for pledges and sales was put on 
on June 28, 1918, when approximately $2,000,000 was sold. In 
charge of this campaign was Roy Lundy, Ralph Woods, Lee 
Levering, W. D. Moss, Charles Myers, and S. H. King, Jr., who 
were assisted by a large corps of workers. The ladies were organ- 
ized by Mrs. Lula M. Billingslea and Mrs. Lilah Lindsey, who 
were county chairmen for women and to whom was due much of 
the credit for the successful termination of the campaign. 

Throughout the year of 1918 the principal source of sales 
was the W. S. S. Bank, which was managed by Lee Levering. 
Great competition and interest was engendered by schedules of 
sales forces of various organizations, fraternal, commercial and 
civic, each of which was allotted a day on which to sell these 
securities. The highest three sales in these competitions and 
the companies or organizations making them were kept posted 
at the bank. Scores of men and women were on duty during 
these sales, to the delight of patriots and the great discomfiture 
of those who might hesitate to do their duty. When the large 
oil companies were on duty it was not an unusual sight to see up- 
wards of one hundred salesmen halting both pedestrians and 
vehicles. The regular business of the bank was handled by Miss 
Celesta Harrington, Miss Mabel Butler and Miss Jessie Harness, 
cashiers. 

The War Savings Stamps Bank was also used as the office of 
the city food administrator and the members of the Fatherless 
Children of France Society paid their pledges and transacted 
their business through its windows. The bank was used for 
committee meetings of other war organizations. 

In August, 1919, the W. S. S. Bank became the property 
of the Tulsa County Historical Society and was moved to its new 
site on South Cincinnati street, adjoining the municipal building. 

VI. 

TULSA WAR BUDGET 

Combining local with National war necessities, Tulsa inau- 
gurated War Budget campaigns to provide for demands both 
at home and abroad. 

The War Relief Fund campaign in November, 1918, netted 
a total of $113,109, with a quota of $110,000, including the County 
allotment for the Y. M. C. A. Of this amount $105,000 was 
raised in Tulsa. The campaign was conducted by C. E. Buchner, 
County chairman. 

The Tulsa fund was divided as follows: Y. M. C. A. work 
with soldiers in prison camp, $75,000; rotary recreation work 



200 TULSA COUNTY IN THE WORLD WAR 

outside of army camps, $10,000; Y. W. C. A. Hostess Home 
Fund for soldiers camps, $5,000 ; Soldiers Library Fund, $3,000 ; 
Boy Scouts and military training in schools, $3,000 ; Four-Minute 
Men, $2,000; Federal Boys Working Reserve, $2,000; Armenian 
Relief Fund, $2,000; Home Guard, $2,000; Company C (Tulsa) 
mess fund, $1,000. 

A War Budget campaign for $173,000 was brought to a 
successful conclusion March 20, 1918. Of the sum raised $120,000 
went to the Red Cross Fund, $30,000 to the Council of Defense, 
$15,000 to the Y. M. C. A., $5,000 for the War Savings Stamps 
campaign, and $3,000 to the Third Liberty Loan campaign. The 
campaign was conducted by C. E. Buchner and Orra E. Upp. 

Another campaign netted $10,000 to the Armory Fund and 
$15,000 for the military organizations, the Navy League and the 
Ambulance and Hospital Funds. 

VII. 
ARMENIAN RELIEF 

That the Christians in the Near East may not perish as the 
result of the World War, the Armenian-Syrian Relief campaign 
was inaugurated in the United States during the fall of 1918. 
This, however, coming at the close of the Fourth Liberty Loan 
campaign and in the first days of the United War Work campaign, 
with the signing of the armistice and another Red Cross and 
Victory Loan campaign in view, did not receive the support 
throughout the country which was accorded other war move- 
ments. 

Tulsa County, however, with a quota of $37,000, reached 
$26,000 up to the end of September, 1919, the drive having been 
continued and extended from time to time in the hope that the 
full National quota might be attained. 

The appeal in this cause was made by President Wilson. 
Approximately 4,000,000 people of Armenia, Syria and Allied 
countries were absolutely dependent upon donations made by the 
Allied countries during the war. Over 400,000 homeless chil- 
dren, most of them made orphans by the assassination of their 
parents, had to be cared for. The plan of the Turks had been 
to kill the entire Christian populations and save the smaller 
children to be reared as Moslems, thus eliminating Christianity 
in these provinces. Thousands of young girls who, having en- 
dured unparalleled sufferings and indignities, had been sold on 
the slave market, were released to starve when the Turks feared 
punishments for their wrong-doings. In the provinces of Aleppo 
in Syria there still remained 6,000 girls in slavery. Over a 
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and want had made further ravages on the populations of the 
various provinces. 

It was to relieve this situation that funds were asked. 
The State campaign was conducted by Rev. Perry Pierce of 
Muskogee. The County campaign was first directed by a com- 
mittee of five and then turned over to Rev. J. W. Abel, who 
made splendid headway as County chairman. Miss Catherine Mc- 
Cormick, a National speaker, arrived to take charge of the 
speaking and publicity campaign and was assisted by Miss Bertha 
Menze and Ralph 0. Von Thurn of the Tulsa Y. M. C. A. 

J. Renfro was made special campaign manager. 

Headquarters were first established in the War Savings 
Stamps Bank, being transferred later to the First M. E. Church 
at the corner of Fifth and Boulder, where, in October, 1919, the 
work was still in progress. 



CHAPTER SEVEN 



Contributory Agencies 



TULSA CITY AND COUNTY PRESS 

The most potent factor in the Nation during the World War 
in keeping alive the patriotic spirit of the people and in giving 
lavishly of time, talent and practically unlimited space to 
every effort to win the war through military and civic organiza- 
tions, was the press of the country, and too much cannot be 
said in commendation of the unselfish patriotic spirit of the 
publishers — Nation-wide — and especially in Tulsa County. 

Eugene Lorton, owner of the Tulsa World, and Charles 
Page, owner of the Tulsa Times and the Tulsa Democrat, 
through their editorial departments, from the beginning of the 
war to the close, assigned a number of their most brilliant writers 
to keep in daily and almost hourly touch with the war work at 
home and abroad, and from the pens of these members of the 
press and through the medium of the publications the public was 
kept constantly advised of conditions as they arose; of crises to 
be met ; of difficulties to be surmounted ; of concrete things neces- 
sary to b& done, and in the news columns and on the editorial 
pages of these publications the pleas for co-operation, for patriotic 
work and for the loyalty of the people were every day in evi- 
dence. 

What was true of the World, the Democrat and the Times, 
was true in a like degree — limited only to capacity — of other 
publications in Tulsa County, and no call was ever made on any 
publication in Tulsa County for space, for service, for the assign- 
ment of feature writers that was made in vain. Emphasizing 
the appreciation of the people for the splendid work of the news- 
paper publishers were the number of resolutions of thanks ten- 
dered the publishers by the various organizations engaged in the 
war work. 

It is not too much to say that had the space in the local 
press, so freely given, been charged for at even the lowest rate 
per inch these publishers would be the largest financial contribu- 
tors to the World War in Tulsa County. It is eminently fitting 
that in a history of Tulsa County in the great war this tribute 
of appreciation should be given to the newspaper publishers of 
Tulsa County, and particularly to those gentlemen named who 
direct the destinities of Tulsa's leading publications. 

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ALEXANDER H. KERR, Dollar-a-Year Man ; served as assistant to U. S. Secre- 
tary of Agriculture and assistant to U. S. Food Administrator in food conservation. 

S. R. LEWIS, member Oklahoma State Council of Defense and ex-officio mem- 
ber Executive Committe of County Council. 

EUGENE LORTON, proprietor of Tulsa World, one of strong factors in National 
Defense and other war measures. 




DR.J. 0. MENKES 



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RABBI MORRIS TELLER 




RAYMOND SIEGFRIED 



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N.A. THOMPSON 



DR. J. B. MENKES, Four-Minute Men ; first head of Tulsa Jewish Welfare 
Board and religious secretary of Board at Camp Doniphan. 

RABBI MORRIS TELLER, Last war head of Tulsa Jewish Welfare Board and 
representative at Camp Doniphan. 

RAYMOND SIEGFRIED, President Tulsa branch of Knights of Columbus during 
the war. 

N. A. THOMPSON, Director of Soldiers and Sailors Council ; in training with 
one-pound gun platoon. 



II. 

CIVIC ORGANIZATIONS 

A history of Tulsa County in the war would not be com- 
plete without a fitting tribute being paid to the Civic Societies 
of Tulsa, practically all of which dedicated a majority of the 
time of the weekly meetings to work on the various committees 
organized during the war period. 

The officers and members of the Chamber of Commerce 
were, of course, conspicuous throughout the war and a list of 
active workers would almost constitute a list of membership in 
the organization. President R. M. McFarlin, who served during 
the years of 1917-18 as the war president of the Chamber of 
Commerce, devoted practically all of his time to war work and 
in this was ably assisted by the entire membership of the direc- 
tory as well as the membership of the Chamber. 

The Rotary Club was especially active under the presidency 
of W. A. Vandever and Alf G. Haggem, and the annual reports 
of these gentlemen made to the organization enumerated the 
war activities of the Rotarians and constitute one of the brightest 
chapters in the history of Rotary. 

The City Club, with W. O. Buck at the helm as presiding 
officer, devoted a portion of each weekly meeting to the civilian 
work of the war, and the organization was active in all campaign 
work, both as individuals and as an organization. 

The Tulsa Advertising Club was a distinct asset to every 
campaign put on in Tulsa County and rendered splendid service 
all along the line. In all matters of publicity and in team work 
and in individual effort every member of the organization showed 
a willingness to, at all times/ contribute his utmost to the suc- 
cessful completion of each undertaking. The direction of the 
Advertising Club during the war period was under the presidency 
of E. A. Wilcox and L. E. Abbott. 

The Lions Club, under the presidency of A. V. Davenport 
and W. C. Steger, rendered valued service in team work, com- 
mittee work and as individuals, and no call was ever made on 
the organization without an immediate energetic response. 

The Kiwanis Club, under the presidency of John Woodard 
and Albert H. Bell, organized during the war period, was one of 
the most active organizations in the city, and contributed sub- 

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stantially to the campaign work and to the individual efforts in 
getting positive results. 

The Automobile Club filled a distinct position and responded 
promptly whenever called upon, doing its full duty in every 
instance. 

The records made by these civic organizations — meeting as 
they did, one each day at lunch — furnished a ready-made audience 
for every speaker of note visiting the city ; furnished a reception 
committee and entertainment committee for men and women of 
National and International reputation, sent to Tulsa during the 
war, and solved in this way a very great problem confronting 
the various campaign managers. While it is unquestionably true 
that the regular minutes of the meetings of these organizations 
in themselves constitute a splendid record of achievement in 
normal times, it is especially true that the brightest and most 
pleasing chapters in the history of these organizations and those 
to which posterity will refer with most appreciation will be 
those chapters written in detail, telling of the splendid war 
work of Tulsa's active civic bodies. 



III. 

DOLLAR A YEAR MEN 

In the early stages of America's participation in the World 
War, when the extraordinary demand for talent in technical and 
other matters of vital importance could not be supplied by the 
regular forces of Government employes and officers, a call was 
made for men prominent in business and industrial life who 
would devote their time to their country's service. The counsel 
of these men was sought for their peculiar knowledge or fitness 
in evolving and executing Government policies. Adequate com- 
pensation was not considered, but in order to invest them with 
proper authority, they were placed on the pay roll at a salary 
of one dollar per annum. They were known as "Dollar a Year 
Men" throughout the war. 

Tulsa County furnished two Dollar a Year Men to the coun- 
try during the grave crisis or rather two Tulsa County men 
became industrious and important aides. Alexander H. Kerr 
of Tulsa and Sand Springs, a wealthy manufacturer, left his 
business and took up headquarters in Washington. Being unable 
to obtain proper accommodations otherwise he purchased a home 
in the National Capital. The other was A. H. Farmer of Tulsa. 

Alexander H. Kerr held the post of assistant to the Secre- 
tary of Agriculture, Hon. David F. Houston. He was in charge 
of certain war work in the Department of Agriculture, working 
in conjunction with Clarence B. Ousley, Assistant Secretary of 
Agriculture. A part of his duties was the supervision of the 
distribution by the Department of Agriculture of literature per- 
taining to the conservation of food through the field forces of 
the Department. 

Kerr was also appointed by Herbert Hoover, United States 
Food Administrator, and Secretary Houston as the joint repre- 
sentative of both of these departments in charge of the distribu- 
tion throughout the United States of food literature to manufac- 
turers, employers and others who desired to avail themselves 
of the privilege by purchase of assisting the Government's 
activities in the education of the public to food conservation. 
Over 21,000,000 pieces of literature were distributed through 
these channels under his direction. 



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IV. 
BANKS AND INDUSTRIES 

Of the varied interactive agencies which made Tulsa a power 
in furnishing the sinews of war, no single combination of men 
exercised a greater influence on the situation than did the Ex- 
ecutive Committee which determined the relative personal re- 
sponsibility of citizens and corporations in meeting the city's 
financial war obligations. This group consisted of representa- 
tives of the city's banking interests, the members being drawn 
from the following banks: Exchange National, E. W. Sinclair, 
R. M. McFarlin and E. W. Jacobs ; Liberty National, W. L. Lewis ; 
Union National, Lee Clinton and Tom Hartman; American Na- 
tional, Stephen King, Jr.; First National, G. R. McCullough; 
Central National, J. M. Berry and F. W. Bryant; Bank of Com- 
merce, J. M. McBirney. 

The character or the personnel of this committee was an 
important factor in convincing laggard contributors of their 
individual responsibilities in the business of the winning the 
war. Evasions were useless as the rating of every man of means 
in the community was easily available. Every subscription and 
donation was scrupulously considered by the committee and 
whenever it was deemed justifiable citizens were requested to 
increase their contributions, to the end that each man should 
bear his share of the burden. Their judgment was seldom chal- 
lenged and their appraisements were regarded as eminently just 
by the public at large. 

Financial, oil and other large interest of Tulsa played lead- 
ing roles in the local war drama. This applies both to the number 
of fighting men who left their employ as well as to the marvelous 
wealth which was placed at the disposal of the Government in 
the hour of need. 

Twenty per cent of all the war securities sold in the State 
of Oklahoma was purchased in Tulsa, more than the combined 
purchases of Oklahoma City and Muskogee. In percentage of 
male employes sent to war, Tulsa banks ranked among those of 
the ten leading cities of the country, a uniform enlistment of 
33 per cent having been maintained among the banking forces. 

Every bank in Tulsa conducted a department for the handling 
of war securities without cost to the public or to the country. 
Each employed from three to five persons, and at an annual cost 
of from $5,000 to $20,000, for this purpose. Not a dollar was 
derived from collections, which ran far into the millions. The 

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bonds were carried practically at the rate which the issues bore 
throughout the war. 

The banks of Tulsa retained the positions of all employes 
who went to war. In numerous instances these men were pro- 
moted upon their return from military service. 

Besides bearing a large part of the financial burdens of the 
community, officers of the various banks extended patriotic 
service. 

From the Exchange National Bank R. M. McFarlin was dis- 
trict manager for four Liberty Loans, having jurisdiction over 
several counties. E. Roger Kemp was district manager for the 
Southwestern Division of the Red Cross. Harry H. Rogers was 
chairman of District Board No. 2. J. J. Larkin was at the head 
of the Explosives Bureau in the State at one time. J. A. Hull, a 
director, went to France as an ambulance driver. N. R. Graham, 
special representative, was State chairman of the Victory Loan 
campaign, vice State chairman for the Fourth Liberty Loan and 
the 1918 Christmas Red Cross Roll Call Membership campaign, 
was State director of the Four-Minute Men, and served in va- 
rious capacities on the County Council of Defense and in local 
war drives for funds. 

From the Central National Bank, J. M. Berry was County 
chairman for the first four Liberty Loans, F. W. Bryant being 
County chairman for the Victory Loan. W. 0. Buck was County 
chairman of the Four-Minute Men and had supervision over four 
Counties in the second Red Cross drive and in the 1918 Christ- 
mas Roll Call Membership drive. 

The Security State Bank furnished Major Alva J. Niles, who 
became inspector general of a Division of the American Army in 
France. 

Grant R. McCullough, of the First National, was County 
chairman of the May, 1918, Red Cross drive and served on execu- 
tive committees in other drives. 

The Producers State Bank furnished Major Patrick J. Hur- 
ley, who served eighteen months in France and was promoted 
to the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel. 

From the Union National Bank came Major Charles Fowler 
Hopkins, a high officer of railroad transportation in France. 

The oil companies and commercial houses of Tulsa contrib- 
uted handsomely to all war funds and met all demands for per- 
sonal service. 

Like the banks, the large oil companies gave assurances to 
all employes who left their employment for military service that 
their own or advanced positions would be waiting for them as 
soon as they were mustered out and had returned to civilian life. 
Many of their leading officials relinquished their duties to engage 
in the various war drives, and the employes were organized for 



208 TULSA COUNTY IN THE WORLD WAR 

effective work in these drives. At the Cosden plant, for example, 
640 men out of the 2,000 who entered service, had returned to 
their former or to better places by August 1, 1919, a total of 100 
per cent of all who reported for re-employment. Each of the 
forty-two departments of that plant was organized for war drives 
with a foreman in charge. The Cosden Company bought the 
bonds for which the employes subscribed and resold them on 
easy payments at a low rate of interest. 

A fact known to only a few people at the time was that the 
Mid-Continent Oil Fields were at one time called upon to make 
good the large deficiencies in the supply of oil for the conduct of 
the war. In March, 1917, when England lost 20,000 trucks in 
the drive in Flanders and the Roumanian oil fields, which had 
supplied Italy and France with lubricating oils, were no longer 
available to the Allies and when the Mexican output, which had 
supplied England, fell to minimum, the Mid-Continent operators 
were urged to increase their output twenty-five per cent. This 
was no easy task in view of labor conditions. C. H. Fenster- 
macher of the Cosden Refinery, who had volunteered and had 
departed for war service in the Y. M. C. A., was brought back 
from Camp Funston to speed up production. Other companies 
increased their output of gasoline, lubricants and other products, 
with the result that America came to the rescue of the Allies in 
the operation of the aviation and the truck service and in the 
transportation of foodstuffs and munitions of war. 

Large contributions and subscriptions were made not only 
by the companies, but by employes of such concerns as the Texas 
Oil Company, the Prairie, the Tidal and other corporations op- 
erating in Tulsa. 

Large business houses and oil companies maintained their 
own Red Cross work rooms, and in some instances donated a cer- 
tain number of hours per week of each employe's time to Red 
Cross service. 




FRED WOODSON IX XT J. D. KKCLELLAND 



J. A. HULL, millionaire bank director, who served in France as Y. M. C. A. 
ambulance driver. 

HARRY HARTER, Y. M. C. A. Overseas Secretary; joined French Army. 
FRED WOODSON, Y. M. C. A. Secretary, later commissioned lieutenant at 
Officers Training Camp. 

J. D. McClelland, Y. M. C. A. Overseas Secretary. 





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C. H. FENSTERMACHER, Four-Minute Man ; Y. M. C. A. camp worker, called 
back from training camp to Tulsa to speed up oil production at Cosden plant during 
crisis. 

CHARLES GILMORE, Y. M. C. A. Overseas Secretary. 
JOHN L. LINDLEY, Scout-Executive Tulsa Boy Scouts. 
W. C. LAMM, Secretary-Treasurer Tulsa branch U. S. Nsvy League. 



V. 
Y. M. C. A. 

Tulsa was fortunate in having a well organized and com- 
pletely equipped local Y. M. C. A. when the United States en- 
tered the World War and to this agency much credit is due for 
the successful way in which Tulsa handled the many unusual 
problems faced during the war period and the demobilization 
period. 

The lobby of the Association was used as the recruiting 
office for the first officers' training camp, and in the office or 
the physical director of the Y. M. C. A. the physical examina- 
tions were made for both the Tulsa Engineers and Ambulancers. 
The shower baths, the swimming pool and other parts of the 
Association building were used to the utmost by the men just 
entering the service. 

While Tulsa's volunteer companies were located at Camp 
Sinclair, C. H. Fenstermacher of the Association staff, was as- 
signed to serve these men while they were awaiting instructions 
and as they went to camp they were accompanied by him. Not 
only were the men served by a Y. M. C. A. secretary at Camp 
Sinclair, but the cafeteria of the Y. M. C. A. was called on to 
feed them. 

During the early Liberty Loan drives and war budgets 
the General Secretary, C. E. Buchner, gave a large share of his 
time to the campaigns. In a later drive he was District Manager 
over ten counties in Oklahoma and for the United War Work 
Campaign was appointed State Campaign Director for the State 
of Arizona, which led the entire United States in the percentage 
of over-subscription in that campaign. During later drives in 
Tulsa in the absence of the General Secretary on that work, the 
staff of the local Y. M. C. A. gave unstintingly of their time to 
the various campaigns. 

Probably no other organization in the city gave a larger 
proportionate number from their employed force than the local 
Association. Their staff made almost two complete turn-overs 
or, in other words, they furnished their staff twice to the war 
program, sending men to the Army and into Y. M. C. A. and 
Red Cross war work at home and abroad. These men were: 

Fred E. Woodson, Army Y. M. C. A., later Second Lieutenant 
F. A. 

C. H. Fenstermacher, Army Y. M. C. A. 

J. D. McClelland, Army Y. M. C. A. Overseas. 

Roy B. Bradshaw, Machine Gunner, U. S. Army. 

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210 TULSA COUNTY IN THE WORLD WAR 

W. W. Higgins, First Lieutenant, American Aviation. 

Ernest J. Wright, Army Y. M. C. A. Overseas. 

H. H. Townsend, Army Y. M. C. A. Overseas. 

F. E. Pierson, Army Y. M. C. A. 

A. H. Anglin, Army Y. M. C. A., later First Lieutenant, 
Chaplain U. S. Army. 

L. Cloyd Murray, Army Y. M. C. A., later First Lieutenant, 
Chaplain U. S. Army. 

M. Gaylord Simons, Sergeant U. S. Army. 

LeRoy Hobb, Corporal U. S. Army. 

Harry Harter, American Red Cross, French Field Artillery, 
French Aviation and still later attache U. S. Consul; awarded 
Croix de Guerre. 

Emil Mikeska, Army Y. M. C. A., later American Aviation. 

N. A. Thompson, U. S. Army, First Class Private. 

Ralph E. Johnson, Tulsa Ambulance Company., U. S. Army. 

Hugh C. Graham, First Lieutenant U. S. Army. 

Blanche C. Johnson, Yeomenette, U. S. Marines. 

In addition to these, two of the fifteen men on the board of 
directors entered Army Y. M. C. A. work: 

Chas. R. Gilmore, Army Y. M. C. A. Overseas. 

J. Arthur Hull, Army Y. M. C. A. Overseas. 

The number of members of the Association who entered 
the service of their country is impossible to determine, but 
there is a certainty that the number is considerably over 700, 
out of a membership of about 2,000. 

E. Roger Kemp, a member of the board of directors, acted 
as Campaign Director for the entire Southern Department for 
both the Red Cross and United War Work Campaigns. In ad- 
dition to this he was head of the local Red Cross work and 
gave almost his entire time to the National War Work Council 
of the Y. M. C. A., of which he was a member, and to the Amer- 
ican Red Cross. 

In co-operation with the Tulsa County Council of Defense, 
the local Exemption Board, the Red Cross and various other 
agencies in the city, the drafted men were given farewell ban- 
quets at the Y. M. C. A. These banquets became exceptionally 
valuable in the strengthening of the morale of the boys about 
to enter the service and were an agency in the development of 
true patriotism among the people of Tulsa County. 

From the very first the local Y. M. C. A. sent from one to 
three men with almost every train of drafted men going to 
camp. These men did an invaluable service. Writing paper, post 
cards, flags, testaments, reading matter, chocolate, drinking 
cups and many other conveniences were supplied the men. In 
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of the State were served. Only those who have made a trip 
by train carrying drafted men to their camp can realize the 
spirit of the men on the train, the lack of accommodations, the 
long periods with nothing to do and often long periods with no 
food or no water, or inferior food and hot, distasteful water. 

It was almost a daily occurence for a relative or friend to 
come to the Association for information regarding some man in 
the service. "We have not heard from him for six weeks." "He 
was very sick the last time he wrote." "We are afraid he has the 
'flu.' " "He must have been transferred, or gone overseas," 
are the types of innumerable pleas that the Y. M. C. A. 
was able to meet. In from one day to a week usually the rela- 
tive or friend had definite information regarding the "lost" 
soldier. The local Association found the very best co-operation 
and service from the Army Y. M. C. A. secretaries in the various 
camps to which they telegraphed or wrote regarding "lost" sol- 
diers. 

Several times the Y. M. C. A. received word a few hours 
ahead of a troop train that the cafeteria should serve a meal to 
the boys as they stopped over an hour. At one time 140 men 
were served and were on their way back to the train in twenty- 
eight minutes. This prompt service was appreciated. At other 
times by wire the Association would offer to a troop train that 
they knew was coming through a bath and swim if the officials 
would allow a stop-over of thirty minutes to an hour. 

The Sunday Forum, which became an institution in Tulsa, 
was used to advantage by placing before the men who attend 
the Forum the subjects of the hour presented by the best speak- 
ers available and throwing them open for discussion. Returned 
service men like Private Peat and Private Coen of the Canadian 
Army, returned Y. M. C. A. secretaries and others brought the 
message of the battlefield to Tulsa men. 

The newspapers were the most potent agency in awakening 
the people to the seriousness of the war, and educating them as 
each crisis was met and passed. The second greatest education 
program was that followed by the four-minute men, and with- 
out doubt the activities and program of the local Association 
follows in third place. 

In addition to the nine men from its own staff who went 
into army Y. M. C. A. work the local Association acted as a re- 
cruiting office for army Y. M. C. A. men and women, and sent 
into the service an addition of twenty-five men and two women 
from Tulsa County, as follows : 

Ira Brooks, A. B. Cory, J. A. Hull, Karl B. Conway, Wm. H. 
Pomeroy, Dr. R. J. Lamb, O. P. Sturm, Guy E. Hall, C. R. Gil- 
more, W. M. Black, A. B. Harn, R. L. McMinn, H. R. McCreary, 
Wm. C. Worcester, Robt. K. Davis, C. J. Allen, C. L. Brooks, C. 



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Brooks, E. E. Holmes, Wm. A. Anderson, Richard Durrett, Jack 
Slaughter, S. F. Coen, L. S. Barton, Dr. E. C. Freese, Miss Mynn 
Cogswell, Miss Grace Maddox. 

Over half of these served the army overseas, the others 
serving at camps in the United States. In addition to the men 
and women mentioned above, who are from Tulsa County, an ad- 
ditional thirty from surrounding counties were recruited and 
sent into Y. M. C. A. work through the local Y. M. C. A. 

Most of these men spent a period of preparation in some 
Y. M. C. A. war work school where applicants were rated A, B or 
C, according to their qualifications. Every man recruited 
through the Tulsa office received the "A" rating which is a com- 
pliment to the local committee in charge of recruiting. 

An interesting service was rendered by the physical depart- 
ment to men who were deficient, usually for underweight, and 
unable to pass the physical examination for enlistment. At least 
twenty men received closely supervised physical training and 
were enabled to enlist by overcoming such physical deficiencies. 
As soon as men began going into the service the local Associa- 
tion realized the necessity of sex education for the men. Pam- 
phlets were issued and distributed under such titles as "Re- 
member Mother and Sister" and a series of five sex talks was 
given. 

Among other interesting statistics is the fact that 2,000 
khaki testaments were distributed to service men before they 
left or on the troop trains which were manned by men from the 
local Association. 

The work of the National War Work Council of the Young 
Men's Christian Association at home and overseas was so tre- 
mendous that it is impossible to give an idea of the service 
rendered in a short paragraph, but a few statistics are interest- 
ing: 11,229 workers had been accepted and sent to Europe in 
April, 1919, and at that time there still remained of that number 
5,693 men and 2,657 women or a total of 9,350. The number 
of pounds of goods handled in fifteen months totaled 186,206,030, 
which had to be shipped and re-shipped, carried by railroads, 
trucks and in any other conveyance possible. For Y. M. C. A. 
service in France there were only 700 trucks when hostilities 
ceased and these had to transport not only goods but enter- 
tainers, secretaries, supplies, lecturers, etc. In the month of 
October, 1918, alone the railroads handled 765 cars of general 
supplies, 86 cars of flour, 148 cars of sugar, 150 cars of tobacco, 
59 cars of chocolate, 63 cars of raw material for manufacture, 
and 144 cars of lumber and hut materials. There were over 
fifteen hundred points at which the Y. M. C. A. served the A. E. F. 
There were over fifteen hundred points at which the Y. M. C. A. 
served the French Army. In addition to these at more than three 



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thousands points the Y. M. C. A. served the Italian Army- 
through more than two hundred secretaries, and was in Russia 
with more than three hundred men. On March 1st, there were 
487 places in Germany where it was serving. There were more 
than three hundred centers of service in England, and nearly 
one thousand buildings in American camps on this side. 

A total of $20,298,655.87 was received by the Association'3 
Soldiers Remittance Bureau in 332,144 remittances. This vast 
sum was sent home for the soldiers without expense to them 
and owing to incorrect addresses many remittances were difficult 
to deliver, but 99% per cent had been delivered June 1, 1919. 

A few "Movie" totals would be interesting— 56,000,000 
soldiers saw, free, the varied programs of 90,000 separate shows, 
from August, 1917, to April, 1919. Each show averaged 6,000 
feet of film, so there was a continuous string of film 102,273 
miles long, four times the circumference of the globe; 1,562 
workers were engaged full time in this work, using 1,098 ma- 
chines. These figures are for overseas only and this work was 
duplicated on this side. 

With 401 men and 472 women (February 1st) the Y. M. 
C. A. conducted work in 25 leave areas serving thousands of men 
just back from front line trenches for a few days of rest and 
recreation. Hotel accommodations, beds, swimming, entertain- 
ments, theatres and movies, sight-seeing trips, and many other 
conveniences were furnished at these leave areas. 

Three hundred and four million sheets of writing paper, and 
225,000,000 envelopes were furnished free of charge as were also 
2,250,000 articles of athletic material, also 5,000,000 books, 
7,000,000 booklets and magazines, 10,000,000 newspapers — in 
all 2,268,000,000 soldiers comforts were distributed. 

To carry on all this great work money was required and the 
Y. M. C. A. went to the American people three times for funds. 
The first request was for $3,000,000, and this was oversubscribed 
to the total of $5,000,000. The second drive was for $35,000,000 
and a total of $52,000,000 was subscribed. Then in the United 
War Work Budget the Y. M. C. A. had a total of $100,000,000 
of the $170,500,000 asked. This was oversubscribed as well. 

Tulsa's part in these drives was always done in the "Tulsa 
way" by a liberal oversubscription of the total allotted. The 
first drive was for only a few thousand dollars and Tulsa peo- 
ple scarcely knew when it was subscribed. The second drive 
called for $75,000 from Tulsa County and the third was included 
in the United War Budget, Tulsa's subscription being almost 
$300,000. 



VI. 
Y. W. C. A. 

With the entrance of America into the war in April, 1917, 
the Tulsa Association pledged itself to use every energy for the 
winning of the war and to this end urged the members to devote 
all the time possible to the service of the Red Cross and to assist 
in all Liberty Loans and other war fund campaigns. 

In April the Tulsa Association appointed a committee to raise 
a fund of $1,800 to pay for a special War Work Secretary to in- 
vestigate the needs of girls in the vicinity of training camps in 
its Southwestern Field. This committee was composed of Miss 
Florence Heald, Mesdames J. W. Sloan, F. S. Clinton, R. F. Mac- 
Arthur, A. T. Allison, R. M. Moody and J. D. Richards. Tulsa 
was the first city Association in Oklahoma to provide a fund for 
a War Work Secretary. 

Many members of the Association volunteered for war work 
in whatever capacity needed. Miss Florence Heald, a member of 
the Board of Directors, was accepted for Red Cross work across 
the seas and spent many months in that service. Among the 
first to offer her services in 1917 was Miss Luella Soliday, who 
became a nurse in the training camp at Camp Beauregard. 
Several girls went to Washington, D. C, for war-time service. 

The Tulsa Association, with the Library Association and 
Y. M. C. A., raised a fund for the war work of the National 
organizations which they represent. Six thousand dollars of this 
was sent by the Tulsa Association to the National War Work 
Council of the Young Women's Christian Association to be used 
to help build and equip hostess houses in connection with train- 
ing camps. The hostess houses became the popular headquar- 
ters for the women and girls who visited the camps to see rela- 
tives. 

Various groups of girls gave plays and pageants in order to 
raise money for the Red Cross. In the fall of 1917 Miss Eva Hor- 
ner, girls' work secretary, organized Patriotic League Clubs in 
eleven schools. The purpose of these leagues was to instruct in 
and develop patriotism and service in younger girls. A success- 
ful pageant, "The American Girl on Trial," was presented dur- 
ing 1918. The Patriotic League and Campfires of the Associa- 
tion gave the Red Cross 561 knitted articles and made 4,953 
other articles. 

The completion of the new Association Building, which had 
been begun in the fall of 1916, was deferred until after the sign- 
ing of the Armistice when the Association then concentrated 
every effort toward finishing and equipping its home. 

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VII. 
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS 

Tulsa Council Knights of Columbus No. 1104 took an active 
part in all war work in Tulsa during the great struggle, being 
well represented in all Liberty Bond and Red Cross campaigns 
and in various other patriotic movements. Owing to the im- 
portant part that the Knights of Columbus were taking in war 
relief activities among soldiers and sailors, both in this country 
and overseas, the greatest efforts of the local organization were 
directed toward securing the necessary finances for increasing 
the scopd of this work. Early in 1917, when the Knights of 
Columbus launched their first war relief work, it was thought 
that $1,000,000 would be sufficient to maintain it and through 
a per capita assessment against all members of the organization 
this sum was raised. However, it was soon realized that $3,000,- 
000 would be immediately required and Tulsa Council was given 
an allotment of $10,000. In the campaign put on in December, 
1917, over $20,000,000 was raised for the Knights of Columbus 
War Fund. 

The local Council also took an active part in the United War 
Work campaign in November, 1918. It was a member of this 
organization who was awarded the prize offered by the cam- 
paign committee for securing the largest number of subscrip- 
tions in territory that had already been worked. 

The local Council furnished 125 of its 450 members for mil- 
itary service, two of this number having died while serving with 
the colors. 

Knights of Columbus days at the War Savings Stamps 
Bank were always marked by great activity, this organization 
standing among the leaders in the amount of bonds sold. 

Throughout the period of the war the local club rooms of 
the organization were used as work rooms by the Red Cross. 
They also served as dormitories for returned service men, seeking 
employment, during the period of demobilization. 

VIII. 

SALVATION ARMY 

Every man who served at the front has a warm place in 
his heart for the Salvation Army. The work of this organiza- 
tion was conspicuous. In Tulsa the local Corps co-operated with 
the various war movements and was especially active in min- 

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istering to the wants of men returning from training camps and 
abroad. It also co-operated with the Soldiers and Sailors Council 
in post-war work. On the return of the 111th Engineers, Sal- 
vation Army lassies served doughnuts and coffee to the men. 

The Tulsa Corps was in charge of Adjutant Rosa Coblenz. 
Two of the members engaged in overseas service, Hirschel Jones 
and Clarence Rothenbach. 

IX. 
JEWISH WELFARE BOARD 

Like the Jews of other cities, Tulsa Jewry was called upon 
by the Jewish Welfare Board to help in the welfare work among 
the Jewish boys at Camp Doniphan. The Jewish Welfare Board 
was to the Jewish youths in the service what the Knights of 
Columbus and the Y. M. C. A. were to the non-Jewish youths. 
The award of the Distinguished Service medal to Col. Harry 
Cutler, chairman of the Jewish Welfare Board, was the official 
recognition by the Government of the valuable service rendered 
by that organization in helping to win the war. When this Board 
called upon Rabbi Jacob B. Menkes of Temple Israel and Rabbi 
Morris Teller of the Congregation B'nai Emmunah to serve as 
religious secretaries of the camp they cheerfully consented to 
render this service to their country and to their fellow Jews. 
It was their duty to visit Camp Doniphan from time to time for 
the purpose of conducting religious services in the camp and to 
look after the well-being of the Jewish boys while there. The 
Jewish welfare board had a paid representative at the camp. 

While in the Camp the Rabbi was not only the director of 
religious services, but was the consultant of the regular represent- 
ative of the Jewish Welfare Board. The Jewish women of Tulsa 
contributed generously to the comforts of their men in camp by 
sending large consignments of edibles and reading matter. For 
the Jewish holidays all the Jewish boys were invited by the mem- 
bers of the Tulsa Jewish community to spend the holidays with 
them and through the efforts of the Rabbis and Emile Offen- 
bacher and Mrs. Charles Douglas, arrangements were made with 
local families to billet them. As the leave of absence was too 
short to take advantage of this invitation, goodly sums of money 
were forwarded to the boys in camp for a holiday treat. 

Members of the Jewish community of Tulsa were large con- 
tributors to all war funds and co-operated both financially and 
otherwise in the activities of the Soldiers and Sailors CounciL 



X. 
PATRIOTIC COMFORTS COMMITTEE 

The Patriotic Comforts Committee of Tulsa was organized 
in December, 1917, by Christian Scientists and was a branch 
of the Comforts Forwarding Committee of Boston, Massachus- 
etts. 

While this organization was not a part of the regular church 
activities, the work was carried on entirely by members of the 
Christian Science Church. The object of this work was to assist 
in the general war work by knitting for the soldiers and sailors 
and making garments for the children of war-stricken France 
and Belgium. 

All the funds and materials used by this committee were 
furnished by Christian Scientists. The work was under the 
direct supervision of Mrs. W. H. Bagley, chairman, assisted by 
Mrs. Courtland L. Butler, secretary, and Mrs. H. H. Wrightsman, 
treasurer. 

The work Was carried on in groups or teams, and the cap- 
tains of the various teams were as follows: Mrs. C. R. Adams, 
Mrs. Frank Franz, Mrs. Claude L. Hough, Mrs. Charles F. Noble, 
Mrs. W. W. Evans, Mrs. W. R. Miller and Mrs. S. J. Campbell. 

Each team met at the home of the captain at least once 
each week, and sometimes oftener, and spent the day in making 
and knitting garments for war purposes. All of the garments 
were made 'from the official Red Cross patterns. The cutting 
of the garments was in charge of Mrs. John McLean. 

From December, 1917, to April, 1919, the members of this 
committee knitted and shipped to the general headquarters in 
Boston 840 knitted articles and 2,454 other garments. 

During the period of the war a Camp Welfare Fund was 
maintained by the Christian Scientists and $2,080.26 was for- 
warded for war relief through this fund. Mrs. S. J. Campbell 
of Tulsa was the State representative of the Camp Welfare Com- 
mittee and spent much of her time in war work at Camp Doni- 
phan. 

XI. 

BOY SCOUTS 

Among the genuine patriotic services rendered by Tulsa 
during the World War, none were more faithfully or cheerfully 
performed than those contributed by the Tulsa Boy Scouts. 

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Their motto of one good deed a day might well have been 
changed to one of continuous devotion. In all war drives, at 
conventions, at meetings, at all functions of the Red Cross and 
kindred organizations, the Boy Scouts were the "handy men," 
ready at a moment's notice to perform any task assigned to 
them, individually or as a troop. 

The Tulsa Scout Council, at the beginning of the war, num- 
bered 324 active scouts in its fourteen troops. Each troop was 
connected with some church of the city, both as a troop and as 
a part of the church organization. 

The following is a record of the organizations served and 
the service performed: 

Fourth Liberty Loan: Distributed cards to show windows; 
distributed 1,000 posters; distributed 200 stickers on automo- 
biles, and served as messengers for Liberty Loan Committee. 

United War Work Campaign: Distributed 1,600 posters; 
performed six days' office work; distributed advertising mat- 
ter for war train ; distributed advertising matter for Irvin Cobb 
lecture; distributed literature for Private Peat lecture. 

Red Cross : Worked two days at canteen ; patrolled library 
two days; distributed posters; distributed slides for picture 
shows; served as gleaners and drove an automobile two days. 

Young Women's Christian Association: Cleared a garden 
spot at Parthenia Park and distributed stickers on automobiles. 

Young Men's Christian Association: Distributed cards for 
lecture ; delivered cards and letters to pastors ; furnished a bugler 
for shop meetings for four days and helped to take invoice. 

City of Tulsa: Drove automobile one day for city nurse; 
patrolled flooded district for police department; assisted police 
in patroling streets for parade and worked on poor fund. 

American Legion : Patrolled streets for parade ; distributed 
posters to windows and stickers on automobiles. 

Armenian Relief: Placed 150 posters in show windows. 

Rotary Club: Collected old clothing. 

Victory Loan Campaign: Had charge of all publicity for 
ten days, which included the placing of 850 large posters, 200 
small posters and 1,000 stickers on automobiles. Furnished 
three boys for office work each day for ten days. 

Federal Labor Bureau: Delivered letters to pastors. 

Headquarters, Tulsa County Boy Scouts of America: Per- 
formed office work and served as messengers for the executive. 

In addition to their war service the scouts assisted civic 
organizations in various campaigns. 

From their headquarters at the Y. M. C. A. the Boy Scouts 
handled approximately 4,250 posters, 2,525 banners and 8,200 
stickers. 

Tulsa Scout Council Officers: H. L. Standeven, president; 



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C. E. Buchner, vice-president; O. S. Burkholder, vice-president; 
A. L. Farmer, vice-president; J. W. Robb, commissioner; F. E. 
Bossard, deputy commissioner; N. J. Bubser, treasurer; E. G. 
Cunningham, secretary; John M. Lindley, scout executive. The 
scoutmaster's council consisted of C. L. Eckle, president; J. M. 
Rainbolt, vice-president, and F. E. Bossard, secretary-treasurer. 
Following is a list of scoutmasters and assistants: Troop 1, 
scoutmaster, W. E. LaForge, assistant, Glen LaForge ; Troop 2, 
L. W. Olander, Mark Smith ; Troop 3, H. W. Meyer, L. C. Cock- 
rell ; Troop 4, W. H. Murphy, Archie Goodman ; Troop 5, Homer 
Hughes, Allen Howell ; Troop 6, W. C. Garrett, Joe Badger ; Troop 
7, A. E. Butler, Charles Madden; Troop 8, G. W. Goumaz, Wal- 
ter Raper; Troop 9, F. E. Bossard, no assistant; Troop 10, J. M. 
Rainbolt, C. D. Lockwood; Troop 11, B. F. Lawrence, no as- 
sistant; Troop 12, C. C. McCrary, no assistant; Troop 13, C. L. 
Eckle, C. M. Bosley ; Troop 14, L. G. Hamilton, L. A. Banes. 

XII. 

HOME AND FARM DEMONSTRATION BUREAU 

"Food will win the war," was the slogan of 1917 throughout 
the Agricultural Department of the United States Government. 

The Oklahoma State Agricultural College and offices of the 
United States Department of Agriculture are located at Still- 
water, Oklahoma, and each County has a branch office. The 
Tulsa County office was located in the courthouse in Tulsa and 
was known as the Farm Demonstration Office. Miss Jessie 
Shannon was Government supervisor of Home Economics in 
Tulsa County during the war. 

The work of this office was to teach the people better meth- 
ods of raising and marketing food products, how to preserve the 
food in the home for future use, and the use of wheat substi- 
tutes. 

This work was done by means of organization throughout 
the County. In each rural schoolhouse meetings were held giv- 
ing the people instruction on the planting and raising of food 
products. 

The people responded cheerfully. In cold schoolhouses, with 
possibly the light of one or two lanterns, sixty or seventy people 
would gather, more than willing to do their part in helping to 
win the war. 

Mrs. Minnette Hedges, county superintendent of schools, in- 
structed her teachers to hold school on Saturdays during the 
winter and spring of 1918. This shortened the school term from 
three" to six weeks, thereby enabling the older boys and girls to 
be at home early in the spring to assist in the planting of gar- 



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dens and to help gather the early fruits and vegetables. In this 
way they helped to carry out the Government's instructions in 
raising and canning one can of fruit and one can of vegetables 
for each day in every home for the coming year. 

In Tulsa the Housewives League was organized in order to 
see that the State Pure Food Laws were observed, and to help 
regulate prices, weights and measures. 

Meetings were held in the different school buildings of the 
city at which demonstrations and lessons were given in cooking 
and in the canning of fruits and vegetables. These meetings were 
well attended and proved to be very helpful. 

Throughout the County the women responded nobly to the 
call for food conservation. In many homes housewives did more 
than the government asked of them in the way of saving food, 
using a very small amount of sugar or no sugar at all, also using 
other than wheat flour in order that the American Army might 
have the best of food. 

The women of Tulsa County made an enviable record in the 
extent to which substitutes were used for wheat flour, meats and 
fats. By so doing they contributed their part to the 45,000,000 
bushels of cereals, together with an equal amount of other foods 
which was sent abroad by the Government during the first year 
in which the United States was actually engaged in the World 
War. 

Valuable assistance was rendered the Tulsa County Council 
of Defense by J. Larue Baker, at that time County Farm Dem- 
onstrator, in working out the plan of the Federal Government 
for excessive production during the war. 

Increased production was stimulated by personal solicita- 
tion among farmers and the organization of boys' and girls' 
clubs. The marketing and distributing problems were solved 
through this agency. 



CHAPTER EIGHT 

Miscellaneous 



i. 

KNIGHTS OF LIBERTY 

One of the first serious war problems of an internal nature 
to arise in Tulsa was that brought about by the establishment 
here of a sort of district headquarters for the Industrial Work- 
ers of the World. 

They opened up rather elaborate headquarters on Archer 
Street, just off Main. Literature was scattered broadcast. Their 
objective seemed to be the organization of all oil field workers 
in the Mid-Continent field, for the purpose of paralyzing the 
oil industry, which at that time was most essential to the carry- 
ing on of the war. 

They had already started strikes and other disturbances 
in the Louisiana fields and were openly threatening to disrupt 
the Oklahoma, Kansas and Texas territories. 

About this time the home of J. Edgar Pew, a promient oil 
man, was dynamited. This act of violence aroused the citizen- 
ship to the necessity for prompt action. 

The police department executed a carefully planned raid on 
I. W. W. headquarters early one evening. They seized a quan- 
tity of decidedly un-American and anti-war literature and ar- 
rested seventeen members of the order who happened to be pres- 
ent. This number included one or two officers of the local 
branch. No sooner had they been incarcerated on a technical 
charge of vagrancy than "outsiders" began to appear. They 
employed attorneys to defend their jailed compatriots and seem- 
ed to have plenty of funds. 

The trial of the I. W. W's in the municipal court lasted 
several days, and was attended constantly by a crowd that packed 
the court room. On the evening of the last day the defend- 
ants were found guilty. The court assessed jail sentences against 
each of them, but suspended them on condition that the prisoners 
leave the city at once and never return. About dark that evening 
they were removed from the jail and placed in automobiles, 
to be taken to the city limits and sent on their way. 

At the corner of Boston and Archer Streets, within a stone's 
throw of the I. W. W. headquarters, the police cars were halted 

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by a crowd of perhaps fifty men wearing black cowls and black 
masks. They were heavily armed. The police escorts were 
forced to leave the automobiles and turn over their weapons. 
The black-robed men worked quietly and quickly. They stood 
on the running boards of the cars, and there was a pistol at 
the head of every convicted I. W. W. 

They drove to a lonely spot in the Osage Nation northwest 
of the city. The I. W. W's were forced to get out. A tree was 
selected. The lights of the cars furnished the illumination. One 
by one the I. W. W's were stripped to the waist, tied to the tree 
and flogged by the leader of the band. Hot tar was then applied 
to their backs and feathers thrown into it. 

After all had been thus treated they were told to head away 
from town and never to return. They scurried through barbed 
wire fences and undergrowth, while pistol and rifle shots whizzed 
over their heads. 

During the whipping ceremony the masked individuals re- 
ferred to themselves as "Knights of Liberty." By this name 
they were known ever afterward. The story of their action 
was wired throughout the Nation and shortly other bands of 
"Knights of Liberty" began to spring up at widely scattered 
points. 

The identity of the members of this strange organization 
never became known although some months later a large num- 
ber of anonymous pamphlets were scattered about Tulsa. They 
contained a tirade against the treatment that had been accorded 
the I. W. W's and gave what purported to be a partial list of the 
leading lights in "The Knights of Liberty." 

The Knights never appeared in public again excepting to- 
ward the close of the Fifth Liberty Loan campaign, when they 
marched silently down the street early one evening, bearing ban- 
ners that warned Liberty Loan "slackers" to "get busy." The 
loan campaign went over the top within twenty-four hours. 



II. 

IMPERIAL BELGIAN COMMISSION 

One of the memorable events of the war was the official 
visit to Tulsa of the Imperial Belgian Commission. This body 
consisted of men high in the counsels of King Albert, who had 
been sent to America to portray an intimate picture of the hor- 
rors and destruction attending Prussian warfare in Belgium and 
to express to the American people the gratitude of the Belgians 
for the splendid relief work being done in their country by the 
American mission. 

In this work, as in all other war measures, Tulsa had lived 
up to her best traditions. A sum of money, sufficient to main- 
tain a small commune in Belgium, had been subscribed by Tulsa 
citizens. Women of the city had worked tirelessly for months 
in the cause of Belgian relief. It was fitting, therefore, that 
to Tulsa should fall the honor of entertaining this distinguished 
delegation in Oklahoma. 

German atrocities had shocked the American public to the 
core. The heart of Tulsa, in common with all America, went out 
to Belgium whose small army in August, 1914, had halted the 
mighty invading forces of the German kaiser. This respite had 
enabled France and Great Britain to mobilize their forces suffi- 
ciently to withstand the onslaught of the German hordes and 
save Paris from early capture. 

In reprisal for this service to the Entente Allies and to 
the world, Belgium had suffered robbery, arson, rapine and death. 
Tragedy had succeeded tragedy until the word Belgium became a 
synonym for martyrdom. 

The visit of this special commission to Tulsa fell on July 
21st, 1917, the anniversary of Belgian independence. The order 
in which Tulsa County drafted men were to report had just 
been fixed by the War Department and the spirit of patriotism 
ran high. The city was elaborately decorated for the occasion. 

Assisting Tulsa in the entertainment were Governor R. L. 
Williams, Bishop Meerscheart, Chief Bacon Rind of the Osage 
Nation, and a number of Catholic priests from nearby towns and 
cities who were Belgian subjects. 

The Belgian Imperial Commission proper consisted of Baron 
Moncheur, diplomat; Lieutenant-General Leclercq, chief of the 
Belgian Military Commission to the United States ; Major Oster- 
reith, First Regiment of Guides, Belgian Army, and Lieutenant 
Count d'Ursel, Second Regiment of Guides, Belgian Army. 

Accompanying these were Hugh Gibson, secretary of the 

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embassy; Captain T. C. Cook, U. S. A., military aide to General 
Leclerq; James G. Whitley of the Belgian Legation; D. W. 
Fisher, Department of State ; Thornton Smith of the Associated 
Press; aides and orderlies. 

The visitors were met at their special train at 9 a. m. and a 
parade was formed which toured the business district of the 
city, following which a reception was held at the Hotel Tulsa, 
where hundreds of citizens were presented to the visitors. At 
11 o'clock the guests were shown over the city by special hosts 
appointed for that purpose, this tour ending at the Country Club, 
where the visitors were entertained at luncheon by that organi- 
zation. In the afternoon more than three thousand people as- 
sembled at Convention Hall, where the following program was 
carried out: 

Call to order, President R. M. McFarlin of the Chamber of 
Commerce; organ selection, Miss Lynette Kimmons; invocation, 
Rev. L. S. Barton; address of welcome to Oklahoma, Governor 
R. L. Williams; address of welcome to Tulsa, H. H. Rogers; 
presentation of flowers by quartette of children; address, Miss 
Mary Jane Bennett; address, Baron Moncheur; address, Gen- 
eral Leclercq; address, Bishop Meerscheart; address, Senator 
R. L. Davidson; song, led by Ora Lightner Frost; "Star Spangled 
Banner." 

The reception and entertainment of the visitors was a 
marked success and the visit of the distinguished mission greatly 
enjoyed both by the city's guests and by Tulsa people generally. 

III. 
DETENTION CAMP 

A striking result of the organization of the Tulsa County 
Council of National Defense was the establishment in Tulsa 
during the war of a Detention Camp. This was purely a war meas- 
ure whereby the morale and health of soldiers might be pro- 
tected and advanced. 

The detention camp was established at First and Elgin 
streets in five buildings, three of which were devoted to white 
patients and two to colored. 

The camp was guarded day and night by members of the 
Home Guard, commanded by Captain Rooney. The meals were 
served by these officers, who also looked after the comfort of the 
internes. A committee appointed by the County Council of De- 
fense visited the camp daily. 

At a meeting of physicians held on August 31, 1918, to dis- 
cuss the situation and to determine the best method of treating 
those persons who were already in custody the following physi- 



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cians were present : Doctors Flynn, R. W. Smith, E. L. Cohenour, 
T. M. Hasking, J. W. Rogers, J. W. Chiids, H. W. Ford, F. M. 
Boso, C. A. Dillon, Fred Y. Cronk, H. C. Chiids, P. A. Mangan, 
D. C. Cosby, W. H. Chase, L. E. Rhodes, Dr. T. B. Coulter, H. H. 
Gessler, Beesley, McDougal and A. H. Felt. 

A board was elected to handle the matter. Dr. T. B. Coulter 
was selected chief of clinic, together with R. W. Smith, Dr. W. W. 
Beesley, Dr. Cohenour, Dr. J. W. Rogers and Dr. F. M. Boso, to 
formulate a plan for treating these persons and to recommend 
or pass upon each case with reference to parole or a discharge 
from the said apartments. 

A total of 256 patients were received and treated at the 
camp. A rigid watch was kept to prevent the escape of the in- 
mates. Some of the patients after being discharged went to 
munitions camps for employment. 

J. Burr Gibbons, D. C. Rose and H. W. Kiskaddon constituted 
the committee appointed by the County Council to visit and in- 
spect the Detention Camp and report on their findings. 

IV. 
EMERGENCY HOSPITAL 

Americans during the World War were forced to combat 
enemies at home as well as abroad. One of the most vicious of 
these was an epidemic of Spanish Influenza, or the "Flu" as it 
was commonly called. The ravages of this disease not only caused 
many deaths in civilian and military life but hampered seriously 
the war drives which were being conducted during its prevalence. 

A State order closed all schools and public halls. Moving 
picture shows were not permitted to operate and, notwithstanding 
the cold weather, the street cars in many cities and towns were 
run with every second window open. 

Tulsa, however, anticipated action by the State Director 
of Public Health. Rigid quarantine restrictions were placed in 
effect by the city and an emergency hospital established which 
perhaps had no equal in the State. 

On October 2, 1918, a special meeting of the Tulsa County 
Council of National Defense was called to discuss the epidemic 
and provide ways and means of combatting the disease. A close 
co-operation with the city Government was decided upon. Mayor 
Charles H. Hubbard issued a proclamation closing all theaters, 
schools, churches and places of public gatherings, also prohibiting 
all public gatherings with the exception of meetings to further 
the sale of the Fourth Liberty Loan, the order becoming effective 
on October 8. The quarantine lasted until October 26. A care- 



226 TULSA COUNTY IN THE WORLD WAR 

ful survey was made of the city and the outskirts of Tulsa. 
Undertaking companies were instructed to place their ambulances 
at the disposal of the city and motor sales and taxicab companies 
and private owners of cars were notified to place such vehicles 
at the orders of Red Cross nurses on official business. The 
County Council created a Vigilance Committee which was to 
be recruited by an Executive Committee consisting of E. E. 
Oberholtzer, chairman; A. M. Welch, Dr. J. M. Temples, Mrs. 
Lilah D. Lindsey and Capt. L. F. J. Rooney. 

Labor Unions were permitted to hold meetings of their 
committees only. 

The Detention Camp at the corner of First and Elgin Streets 
was converted into an Emergency Hospital, where from October 
8th until November 12th, 260 patients were admitted and 
treated. Mrs. Coleman of the Red Cross was placed in charge 
of the hospital temporarily and was succeeded by Mrs. Kate B. 
Scott and later by Mrs. I. D. Brown as superintendent. Mrs. 
H. E. Cary, volunteer worker, was placed in charge of the busi- 
ness department as aide to the Mayor. Three sections were 
devoted to white patients and on October 10th the colored wards 
were opened. 

Dr. Fred S. Clinton was appointed supervising physician. 
Dr. Charles B. Wickham was superintendent and physician in 
charge of the colored section. 

The official list shows the following physicians who aided 
the city in this emergency: Doctors Burdick, Spitz, Kimball, 
Beasley, Henderson, Mayginnis, Boso, Hendershot, Clinton, 
Childs, Watkins, Lannaman, O'Hern, Rogers, Murray, Johnson, 
Lynn, Ford, Gilbert, McVickers, Coulter, Case, Haskins, Nichols, 
and Kimmons. 

The following teachers and dieticians in the public schools 
performed from one to fourteen days' volunteer service: Miss 
Katherine Yeager, Miss Sadie Lee Orr, Miss Gallagher, Miss 
Mattie Lamb, Miss Calloway, Mrs. Pate, Miss Towler, Miss Jen- 
nie Butler, Miss Mabel Messner, Miss Zoe Tabor, Miss Wallace, 
Miss Inez Hughlett, Mrs. McLeod, Miss Sterling, Miss Olive 
Westbrook, Miss Monetta Hucksbay, Miss Grace Ellsworth, Miss 
Ethel Allen, Miss Babcock, Miss Gregg and Mrs. Henderson. 

The following were chairmen of official committees: 
Emergency Hospital Committee, Mayor Charles H. Hubbard; 
Transportation Committee, Captain Rooney; Investigation Com- 
mittee, E. E. Oberholtzer; First Aid Committee, Mrs. Lilah D. 
Lindsey; Press and Education Committee, Dr. J. M. Temples. 

Notwithstanding the rapid spread of the disease before the 
Emergency Hospital was opened, only twenty deaths resulted to 
inmates of this institution. 






V. 

STUNTS 

The work of the Stunts Committee will long be remembered 
as the most spectacular chapter in local history during the war. 
Interest in all drives was both heightened and sustained by these 
innovations, which added zest to the work of the campaign com- 
mittee. The novelties were for the most part the creations of 
Ralph Woods, the head of the committee and the man especially 
charged with all arrangements. These stunts were of particular 
value to Red Cross campaigns and through them at least $20,000 
was secured which otherwise would not have been forthcoming. 

During the Second Liberty Bond campaign the famous war 
gambling game was started with Ralph Woods as the champion 
gambler of the Middle West. A truck was placed in the center 
of Main Street. This was mounted by a roulette wheel and a 
case of paddles. Chances were sold at one dollar each on $50 
and $100 bonds. When fifty or one hundred chances were sold 
a $50 or $100 bond was raffled, going to the person holding the 
lucky number. Par value only was asked, no bonds being sold 
to the highest bidder. In a single day $28,000 worth of Liberty 
Bonds were sold from the truck. 

In the Third Bond Issue a booth was erected in the lobby 
of the Hotel Tulsa where the same system of raffling $50 and 
$100 bonds continued. In addition to this, however, bonds of 
$1000 and $10,000 denominations were raffled at $10 and $100 
a chance respectively. This netted $98,000 in the Third Liberty 
Loan campaign. 

The first $1000 bond raffled was won by E. W. Sinclair, who 
immediately donated it to the Tulsa County Chapter of the Red 
Cross. The first $10,000 bond offered was split between the last 
two numbers left in the drawing. A. L. Farmer won $5,000 of 
this and donated it to the Red Cross. A pooled chance held by 
employes of the American National Bank drew the remaining 
$5,000. 

In the contest for the third $10,000 bond forty-seven of the 
one hundred chances were purchased for the Red Cross by public 
spirited citizens. Frank A. Gillespie won the remaining $5,000 
and presented it to the Junior Red Cross. 

In other raffles in the Tulsa Hotel lobby for the benefit of 
the Red Cross everything was offered from a piece of Red Cross 
veil to a thoroughbred Kentucky horse, all donated by citizens. 
An officer of the Producers Oil Company gave a horse that 

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228 TULSA COUNTY IN THE WORLD WAR 

brought in $2400. George Bales donated a pony that netted 
$600. One piece of Red Cross veil brought $150, while an apple 
pie sold for $700. 

These raffles netted a total exceeding $100,000. One of the 
most spectacular of all performances offered to induce contribu- 
tions was the "Over the Top" act staged by the Tulsa Hook and 
Ladder Company. In the course of the Red Cross drive in May, 
1918, in the presence of 5,000 people the firemen ran an exten- 
sion ladder over the roof of the five-story Bliss Building on 
Third and Main Streets. A fireman started at the bottom rung 
and ascended a step every time the crowd donated $10. The 
money came so fast it could not be counted and the fireman 
went over the top and down again without pausing. This netted 
the fund $1500, the ascents becoming a continuous performance. 

A highly exiciting and most realistic sham battle was staged 
during this drive by the Home Guard. The companies alter- 
nately fired, advanced and fell, to rise and fire in rapid suc- 
cession. Ambulances and Red Cross stretchers bore away the 
dead and wounded. No collection was taken, the act being de- 
signed to attract attention to the campaign. 

During all the war drives employees of the oil companies 
made large collections with their jazz band. In the big Red 
Cross drive these processions made repeated tours of the busi- 
ness section of the city. Preceding the band an extended 
American flag, measuring twenty by thirty feet, was borne by 
young women who made stops on the sidewalks directly under 
the windows of the large office buildings. At each stop the 
band played and the occupants of the offices showered coins 
and bills into the flag, $5,000 being collected for the Red Cross 
in this manner. 

During one of the drives choice vaudeville acts were 
taken to the neighboring towns where performances were given 
gratis. Acrobats, sleight-of-hand performers, songsters, banjo 
artists and other attractions were furnished by William Smith, 
familiarly known as "Bill" Smith, owner of the Empress 
Theatre. The performers were taken to the outside districts 
in cars and did their turns ahead of the four-minute speakers on 
the programs. 

The semaphore system, installed in the business district 
during the Red Cross drive, was a financial winner. Warning 
posts stationed at temporary railroad crossings near the Red 
Cross booths bore the admonition, "Stop, Look, Loosen." And 
the crowds did. 

In June, 1918, Charles F. Pratt of Islam Temple, San 
Francisco, started on a tour of the country with a fifty-pound 
sack of flour to be bid in by the various Shrine organizations of 



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the Nation, the proceeds to be donated to the Red Cross. The 
Shrine at Butte, Montana, immediately purchased the sack of 
flour for $7,500, celebrated their achievements and started it on 
its journey confident that they had made a record in the flour 
market. But Pratt had to pass through Tulsa "enroute" to any 
place of importance and at the urgent request of local Shriners 
he consented to the public sale of the flour in the lobby of the 
Hotel Tulsa. Henry Greis, Earl Sinclair, Roger Kemp, Harry 
Rogers, "Jim" Chapman and a few other Tulsans became inter- 
ested and entered the market, with the result that the exchequer 
of the local Red Cross Chapter was swelled to the amount of 
$51,000 and Adkar Temple was the proud possessor of the 
famous sack of flour for nearly a week. 

Various other stunts were put on by J. Burr Gibbons dur- 
ing the war drives. 

One of these, conducted during the Third Liberty Loan 
campaign, brought the subject of Liberty Bonds intimately into 
2,000 homes in Tulsa. This was a contest in the public schools 
in which that number of pupils participated. The schools were 
divided into three divisions, one for the High School and the 
other for graded schools. Prizes were offered for the best essay 
of not to exceed three hundred words on "Why it is necessary 
to put over the Third Liberty Loan?" Three $50 Liberty 
Bonds went to the classes producing the best works; War Sav- 
ings Stamps prizes accompanied the second and third awards 
and ten $1 prizes in Thrift Stamps went to each division. 
Parents were consulted in the preparation of these essays which 
brought the campaign solidly to the attention of the com- 
munity. 

In the May, 1918, Red Cross campaign a window trimming 
contest was a constant reminder of the drive to the public. For 
the best patriotically dressed show window, which was to re- 
main undisturbed for one week, a $50 Liberty Bond was given. 
The second prize was $25 in War Savings Stamps and the third 
was $10 in War Savings Stamps. 

In the same Red Cross campaign the "No Man's Land" act 
was scheduled. A 100-foot sign was displayed at the corner of 
Third and Main Streets. At the extreme right was a wounded 
American lying near the German trenches at the extremity of 
"No Man's Land," which occupied the center of the board. At 
the extreme left was Tulsa from which a Red Cross ambulance 
was starting and traveling such distances as were represented 
by the amount subscribed to the fund day by day, the quota of 
,$180,000 being on the spot where the wounded soldier lay. Con- 
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230 TULSA COUNTY IN THE WORLD WAR 

mark and went far into the enemy's camp with a total subscrip- 
tion of $325,000. 

"To Hell with the Kaiser" was another popular stunt. This 
was designed to aid the War Savings Stamps call for $1,500,000. 
American soldiers at the extreme left were supposed to advance 
with each $500,000 total subscriptions, charging the German 
Kaiser, who fell into the infernal regions with the reaching of 
the goal by the Tulsa Yankees. 

The ingenuity of both Woods and Gibbons was taxed to the 
limit in the United War W T ork drive, when, in the face of the 
signing of the armistice, the adoption of extraordinary meas- 
ures became imperative for the success of the campaign. 

"The Road to Berlin" was one of the most unique of the 
stunts put on by the publicity committee. Main and Third 
Streets were transformed into the western front and embraced 
that territory lying between the front line of the Allied Armies 
and Potsdam Palace, the Kaiser's abode in Berlin, with Metz 
almost in reach. Good roads posts lined Main Street from the 
Frisco station to Sixth and on Third Street from Denver to De- 
troit. The Russian battlefront was comprised in the space be- 
tween Detroit and Main on Third Street. Every good road sign 
indicated a German town on the road to Victory. It required 
from $25,000 to $50,000 of the city's quota in this drive to ad- 
vance the allied armies from one post to the next. On one sign 
were the words: "The Road to Berlin; $25,000 takes our boys 
to Metz. Five miles to Metz." Every night a fifty foot red 
arrow indicated the amount raised during the day. When the 
final day's total was added the Allies had charged well into the 
enemy's domain. 

The carnival which was billed during the United War Work 
campaign as a "studendous aggregation of monstrosities," netted 
$1200 at a twenty-five cent admission fee. Bank presidents, 
however, were taxed $5 and others in proportion where the 
spectators did not come under the head of general admission. 

The grand pageant that celebrated the signing of the 
armistice while "boosting" the United War Work Campaign was 
the finale to the "stunt" program and carried a direct appeal 
to the people. Mothers and fathers of soldiers either in camps 
in this country or overseas rejoicing in the thought of seeing 
their boys back home safe, joined in the parade with all the 
enthusiasm of youth, making the occasion one long to be re- 
membered. 

The organization of the parade was as follows: First divis- 
ion: National colors with guard, band, officials, mothers of sol- 
diers, fathers of soldiers, workers of the allied drive, members 



MISCELLANEOUS 231 

of the Red Cross followed by Red Cross nurses and the Apollo 
Club. 

Second division: Y. M. C. A., Jewish Welfare workers and 
Knights of Columbus, with insignia, walking abreast; banner, 
"We Are the Little Things That Help the Boys," followed by 
representations of Jimmy Pipe, Old Bull, Duke Camel, Lady 
Fatima and a letter to John J. Tulsa, Somewhere in France. 

Third division: Hearts of the World — young women in cos- 
tume representing Belgium, France, England, Italy and America. 

Fourth division: Y. M. C. A. war camp community service, 
American Library Association, members of the Salvation Army 
preceded by their own band and a float featuring doughnuts 
and apple pies which this organization made famous on the front 
in France, the doughnuts finding a ready market at one dollar 
apiece. 



CHAPTER NINE 

Post- War Activities 



AMERICAN LEGION 

The American Legion, the National Association of the World 
War Veterans, had its incipiency on foreign soil. It was at a 
caucus held in Paris, March 15th, 16th, 17th, of 1919, that steps 
were first taken to effect a preliminary organization, the name 
American Legion being tentatively adopted. Prior to that time 
Lieutenant-Colonel Theodore Roosevelt, who had been mainly 
responsible for the calling of the meeting in the French capital, 
left France for the United States to arrange a similar caucus to 
be held in St. Louis, May 8th, 9th and 10th of the same year. 
Twelve hundred men, representing every branch of the service 
and every section of the country, attended this meeting, which 
was characterized by notable enthusiasm and sincerity of pur- 
pose. Early in the session it became evident that a veterans' 
association of the World War was soon to be an established fact. 
The name American Legion was definitely adopted, a temporary 
constitution was drafted and the guidance of the organization 
was entrusted to an executive committee until permanent offi- 
cers should be elected at a convention to be held at Minneapolis 
in November. 

Henry D. Lindsley, who served as chairman of the caucus, 
was made chairman of the Executive Committee; Eric Foster 
Wood was its Secretary ; General Roy Hoffman of Oklahoma City 
was selected as a member of the Executive Committee. Tem- 
porary headquarters have been established at 19 West 44th 
Street, New York City. 

The history of the American Legion in Oklahoma com- 
menced some time between the Paris caucus and the meeting 
in St. Louis. About the middle of April, 1919, the Adjutant 
General of the State called together a few representative men 
and with their aid effected a temporary State organization, with 
Ross Lillard of Oklahoma City, chairman, and F. W. Fisher, 
secretary. Immediately succeeding this forward step a call was 
issued for a State caucus to be held in Oklahoma City on May 3d 
for the purpose of perfecting the State organization and elect- 
ing delegates to the St. Louis caucus. Letters were sent out 
by the chairman to well-known ex-service men in each community 

232 




CORP. HORACE H. HAGAN, Post Commander Joe Carson Post, American 
Legion Post No. 1, State of Oklahoma ; Corporal Coast Artillery Corps at Fort Rose- 
crans, Calif. ; Four-Minute-Man. 

LIEUT. RALPH H. BERRY, Post Adjutant Joe Carson Post, American Legion. 

CAPT. JOHN ROGERS, Post Vice Commander Joe Carson Post, American 
Legion. 

CHAPLAIN L. C. MURRAY, Chaplain Joe Carson Post, American Legion. 




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POST-WAR ACTIVITIES 233 

urging them to call local meetings for the purpose of selecting 
delegates to the Oklahoma City caucus. At such a meeting held 
in Tulsa on April 24th, Lee Daniel, who had recently returned 
from the front, was elected temporary chairman, and Thomas J. 
Shea, temporary secretary. The following delegates were se- 
lected : Alva J. Niles, Lee Daniels, H. W. Fulger, H. H. Hagan, 
C. E. Wheeler, G. F. A. Brien, John Rogers, Paul R. Brown, N. A. 
Thompson, P. A. Fox, W. O. Tyler, David Weinstein, A. M. Bailey, 
Thomas F. Shea, L. N. Stroud, H. L. Halley, William Viner, A. L. 
Carmichael, Robert Evans and Charles Casey. The sixteen dele- 
gates from Tulsa who arrived in Oklahoma City on May 4th com- 
prised the largest single delegation from any County in the State. 
Throughout the session of the State Convention the Tulsa spirit 
was constantly in evidence. Lee Daniel, chairman of the dele- 
gation, was unanimously elected permanent vice president of 
the State organization. Horace H. Hagan of Tulsa was selected 
to represent the First Congressional District on the State Execu- 
tive Committee. 

At the St. Louis caucus Oklahoma's delegation of twenty- 
three included the following Tulsans : Alva J. Niles, Lee Daniel, 
Ralph H. Berry, N. A. Thompson, Thomas J. Shea, Horace H. 
Hagan, William Viner, Philip A. Fox and Howard W. Meyer. 

As a result of the stimulating session at St. Louis, the 
temporary officers of the Tulsa post proceeded immediately to 
perfect their own organization. A meeting was called for May 
21st for the purpose of selecting a name for the post and elect- 
ing permanent officers. 

By a unanimous vote the local unit was designated as Joe 
Carson Post, in honor of a Tulsa hero who made the supreme 
sacrifice on the fields of France. The community had known Joe 
Carson both as a schoolboy and as a popular young business man. 
Characteristic cheerfulness had endeared him to thousands of its 
citizens. 

At the meeting on May 21st the following permanent offi- 
cers for the local Post were elected: 

Post Commander, Horace H. Hagan ; Post Vice-Commander, 
John Rogers; Post Adjutant, R. H. Berry; Post Finance Officer, 
Virgil Jones; Post Historian, William R. Meyer; Post Chaplain, 
L. C. Murray. 

William Viner has since been elected treasurer to succeed 
Virgil Jones, resigned. 

To these officers there was later added an executive com- 
mittee consisting of the Post Commander, the Post Adjutant and 
John Rogers, Dr. W. Albert Cook, Thomas D. Lyons, N. A. Thomp- 
son, Alva J. Niles, William Viner and Glenn Condon. 
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234 TULSA COUNTY IN THE WORLD WAR 

Carson Post were the membership campaign and the reception 
tendered the 111th Engineers. 

The membership campaign on June 7th was ably directed by- 
Glenn Condon, a former managing editor of the Tulsa World. 
Howard Meyer and B. F. Noyes were in charges of signs and 
posters; William Viner served as special auditor for the cam- 
paign, and Philip A. Fox directed the young women workers 
whose efforts netted several hundred applications. 

Captain Daley of the Oklahoma Guard, and N. A. Thompson, 
employment secretary of the Y. M. C. A., each secured approxi- 
mately one hundred memberships. In the evening a team of 
Legion workers was stationed at each theater in the city. The 
captains of these teams were: R. H. Berry, Harry Halley, 
Thomas D. Lyons, Glenn Condon, Alva J. Niles, Gerald O'Brien, 
John Rogers, Lee Daniel and S. E. Dunn. Keen rivalry was 
manifested in this membership contest, the honor for the largest 
number of new members secured going to the team of R. H. Berry 
with that of S. E. Dunn ranking second. As a result of the day's 
campaign, twelve hundred new members were added to the roll 
of the local Post. With a membership in excess of fifteen hun- 
dred the Tulsa unit immediately became the largest and most 
active Post in the State. In recognition of this fact the first 
charter in Oklahoma was issued Joe Carson Post. 

The reception to the 111th Engineers, of which Company D 
was a Tulsa unit, was entirely under the auspices of Joe Carson 
Post, and proved to be the greatest gala event in Tulsa history. 

The local post co-operated with the War Camp Community 
Service in its endeavor to find employment for returned service 
men. Headquarters were established at the Red Cross canteen 
at the Frisco station. Thomas J. Shea was made State employ- 
ment officer of the Legion and representative of the local Post 
at the canteen. Due to his efforts and to those of J. W. Crays, 
the War Camp Community representative, who was also a mem- 
ber of Joe Carson Post, the American Legion made a creditable 
record in the vital matter of re-employment. 

The citizenship of Tulsa has at all times manifested a keen 
sympathetic interest in the progress of Joe Carson Post. The 
Chamber of Commerce placed its auditorium at the disposal of 
the Post for meetings ; city officials unfailingly lent their hearty 
co-operation and responded cordially to suggestions made to them 
by Post officers, and the city press has been more than generous 
in its attitude toward the organization. 

Joe Carson Post is by no means the only Post of the American 
Legion in Tulsa County. There is a flourishing Post at Collins- 
ville and Sand Springs has completed an organization. 



POST-WAR ACTIVITIES 235 

Horace H. Hagan, commander of Joe Carson Post, was a 
member of the general committee which formulated the consti- 
tution of the American Legion. The purposes of the organiza- 
tion are thus set forth in the preamble to this document : 

"For Good and Country, we associate ourselves together for 
the following purposes: 

"To uphold and defend the Constitution of the United States 
of America ; to maintain law and order ; to further and perpetuate 
a 100 per cent Americanism ; to preserve the memories and inci- 
dents of our association in the Great War; to inculcate a sense 
of individual obligation to the community, State and Nation; 
to combat the autocracy of both the classes and the masses ; to 
make right the master of might; to promote peace and good 
will on earth; to safeguard and transmit to posterity the prin- 
ciples of justice, freedom and democracy; to consecrate and sanc- 
tify our comradeship by our devotion to mutual helpfulness." 



II. 

SOLDIERS AND SAILORS COUNCIL 

The Armistice came with its double celebration on Nov. 7th 
as well as on the 11th by reason of the false report. Tulsa went 
the limit on both occasions, and her loyal support during the war 
was not greater than her joy at the ending of the conflict. 

"Honorable discharge" were the two words most often used 
by service men and the ones at home. Non-essential units were 
first released from the camps, mainly those men who had been 
the shortest time in service, but January 1st saw the boys coming 
home from all parts of the world and immediately the need of 
some large and co-operative effort in their behalf became evident. 

Colonel Clarence B. Douglas, Secretary of the Chamber of 
Commerce, and C. E. Buchner, General Secretary of the Young 
Men's Christian Association, called together the leaders of all 
active organizations in the city that wished to participate in the 
work and these constituted a permanent body of advisors. The 
following is a list of the organizations and their representatives 
at the time of their best work: City Administration, M. J. Mc- 
Nulty; County Commissioners, Lewis Cline; Chamber of Com- 
merce, Colonel Clarence B. Douglas ; Young Men's Christian As- 
sociation, C. E. Buchner; Knights of Columbus, R. H. Siegfried; 
Jewish Welfare Board, J. B. Menkes ; Federal and State Employ- 
ment Service, W. J. Squire; Tulsa Trades Council; A. L. Berry; 
Young Women's Christian Association, Mrs. A. W. Roth ; Council 
of Defense, J. Burr Gibbons ; Red Cross, E. R. Kemp ; Ministerial 
Alliance, L. C. Murray; Rotary Club, Alf Heggem; Lyons Club, 
W. C. Steger; Kiwanis Club, John Woodard; Advertising Club, 
L. E. Abbott; City Club, W. 0. Buck; Salvation Army, Adjutant 
Coblenz ; County Farm Demonstrator, J. F. Malone ; Federal Boys 
Working Reserve, A. L. Farmer ; Colored Soldiers Service Coun- 
cil, Barney Cleaver; American Legion, Horace H. Hagan; War 
Camp Community Service, J. W. Crays. 

Colonel Clarence B. Douglas was chosen president and C. E. 
Buchner, secretary of the organization which was known as the 
S. and S. Council. Permanent headquarters was established at 
the Y. M. C. A. Building at Fourth and Cincinnati Streets, and 
that organization immediately chose a man to assume responsi- 
bility for that work alone. The man selected was N. A. Thomp- 
son, who was then in Camp Logan, Texas, where he had been 
training in the one-pound gun platoon, Headquarters Company 
of the 57th U. S. Infantry for eight months. The Government 

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POST-WAR ACTIVITIES 237 

granted a request for his discharge and by January 12th the De- 
partment was in full operation. 

A two days' conference was held by the active welfare work- 
ers when all phases of the situation were discussed in order 
that a program might be adopted which would meet the needs 
of the returning soldier. It was called a reconstruction program 
and later experiences proved it to be very adequate. 

The Council decided that all agencies should work subject 
to the advice of that body, thus eliminating duplication. The 
work was classified and assigned to the various organizations 
represented. 

All cases involving finances were referred to the Home 
Service Section of the Red Cross and that this branch adjusted 
these matters effectively is shown by the report of the Red 
Cross elsewhere in this volume. The returned soldier's need of 
meals was quickly and efficiently handled by the Red Cross can- 
teen at the Frisco station, which was open at all times and 
always ready to welcome incoming service men or those pass- 
ing through the city. All temporary meals were furnished by 
the canteen, while the Home Service Section vouched for sol- 
diers' meals until their first pay day. All matters pertaining to 
insurance, allotments, back pay, bonus and additional travel pay 
were expedited in large volume. 

The Red Cross often guaranteed the room rent of employed 
soldiers, but the greatest volume of work of this kind was 
handled through the Y. M. C. A. with its large dormitory, its list 
of outside rooms, where Tulsa residents were willing to run a 
personal risk of losing their rentals, and the sixteen beds in the 
Soldiers' Free Barracks. There were additional free beds in the 
K. of C. Hall at the corner of Fifth and Boulder Streets. 

The Council's greatest pride is the manner in which the em- 
ployment of returned soldiers was handled. Immediately after 
the need became evident the Federal-State Employment Bureau, 
then under the leadership of Carl Lee, and later under that of 
W. J. Squire, came forward to meet the demand. Every em- 
ployer was made to understand that he was expected to take back 
the soldier he had formerly employed, and in every case there 
was a ready response. This plan provided for the majority of the 
boys who returned, but the few who had no positions to return 
to and the large number of new soldiers coming to Tulsa had to 
be supplied. 

The boys who left the city so advertised its merits that two 
men came in to establish themselves to every one of the old 
men who left. 

With employers retaining the men who worked for them dur- 
ing the war, at the same time re-employing ex-service men, the 



238 TULSA COUNTY IN THE WORLD WAR 

task confronting those in charge of this work became enormous. 

The Council then endorsed the Y. M. C. A. as a branch of 
the Federal-State Employment Bureau, and hand in hand the 
two fought a winning battle. No definite record of the number 
of soldiers placed by the Federal-State Bureau has been kept, 
but the boys supplied with places through the Y. M. C. A. Em- 
ployment Bureau increased in number from 91 in January to 510 
during July, 1919, a total of 1,867 being placed during the first 
seven months of the year. Crediting the Federal-State Bureau 
with an equal number brings the total to 4,000 returned soldiers 
given employment in Tulsa. Through the co-operation of these 
agencies employment conditions in this city have been excep- 
tionally good. 

Besides serving as headquarters for returned soldiers, the 
Y. M. C. A. as a representative of the Soldiers and Sailors Coun- 
cil assumed the responsibility of looking after the general com- 
fort of the returning soldier. Besides free beds for transient 
soldiers, and rooms furnished free and on credit, thousands of 
boys enjoyed the shower baths and swimming pool which were 
available at all times, not only to soldiers in uniform, but to the 
soldier discharged from the army. During the first seven months 
of the year no less than 10,000 free baths and plunges in the 
pool were given to returned soldiers. Six months' free member- 
ship has been given to every discharged soldier. At the ex- 
piration of that period, it was left to the discretion of the soldier 
whether or not he renewed his membership. 

Writing material by the tens of thousands of sheets was 
supplied the boys and the lobby of the Y. M. C. A. was filled at 
all times with unemployed soldiers who were waiting for posi- 
tions. A large number of social affairs were planned for the 
boys and private parties were scheduled during the week; the 
Sunday afternoon social hour, however, was the most popular 
of the week's events. Thousands of free admission tickets were 
given to the boys by managers of Tulsa theaters. Two thousand 
and two hundred free applications were made for the $60 bonus 
and 450 applications for additional travel pay. Three hundred 
and twenty sets of affidavits were made for relatives to secure 
the discharge of soldiers from service. Free laundry work and 
pressing was given to a large number of soldiers through the 
courtesy of local cleaning and pressing establishments. Infor- 
mation regarding free farms and vocational education was al- 
ways available at headquarters. Free notary service was always 
at the disposition of the returned soldier, but the encouragement 
and inspiration received by every soldier who entered the Asso- 
ciation building was the most valuable service rendered. 

About the first of May a new and important step was taken 
by the Association in putting into the field a returned soldier 



POST-WAR ACTIVITIES 239 

by the name of S. F. Coen, who for eighteen months fought in 
the front line trenches with the Canadian Army. He was dis- 
charged and sent home, afterwards returning to France in Y. M. 
C. A. war work. He spent his entire time on the streets of 
Tulsa, in rooming houses and in meeting trains at the various 
stations. Through his efforts the city was cleared of loafers and 
"moochers." His keen sympathy soon won for him the friend- 
ship of the returned soldier, and his knowledge of human nature, 
combined with a rare tact, enabled him to work in perfect har- 
mony with the various agencies. 

The following report for the month of June will convey an 
excellent idea of the amount of service rendered by the Asso- 
ciation : 

The Soldiers and Sailors Council of the Y. M. C. A. received 
from the Government the franking privilege in recognition of the 
efficiency of the work done by this Department in securing em- 
ployment for the returned soldier. 

This Department assisted the American Legion during their 
membership drive by securing 150 members. It also assisted in 
the entertainment of the 111th Engineers, issuing 700 theater 
tickets, 475 baths, 445 swims, 125 free rides, by furnishing wa- 
ter to a train load of soldiers and by entertaining the officers 
at the Y. M. C. A. 

This department aided in the Salvation Army Campaign, 
raising $400 through the efforts of its team. It also aided in 
the Armenian-Syrian Relief Drive, raising $300. 

It investigated the peach and grain harvests with a view 
of furnishing employment to soldiers. 

The 22 free beds maintained by the Department were occu- 
pied 660 times— 480 at the Y. M. C. A. and 180 at the K. of C. 
Hall. 

One hundred and fifty-five emergency cases were attended. 

Fourteen calls were made at the County jail with 60 maga- 
zines distributed. 

Thirty calls were made at the city jail with 100 magazines 
distributed. 

Fifty calls were made at the Federal Employment Bureau. 

Five calls were made at the K. of C. Hall. 

One hundred and fifteen soldiers were sent to the Red Cross 
for financial help. 

One hundred and thirty-five soldiers were sent to the Red 
Cross canteen for meals. 

Five soldiers were furnished with affidavits for discharge. 

Nine soldiers' relatives were given advice. 

Nine hundred soldiers were given free tickets to theaters. 

Sixty-five soldiers were given free tickets to ball games. 



240 TULSA COUNTY IN THE WORLD WAR 

Six social functions were held for soldiers. 

Twenty soldiers were taken to dinner through the churches. 

One hundred and forty soldiers were given social engage- 
ments. 

Seventeen free blanks were filled out for soldiers — applica- 
tions for the $60 bonus. 

Two hundred and thirty blanks were filled out for soldiers — 
applications for additional mileage. 

Fifteen soldiers were given information regarding Secre- 
tary Lane's farm land proposition to returned soldiers, and cards 
were placed in their hands to send in to Congress. 

Forty-three soldiers were given "sick and relief" aid. 

Two hundred and ten trains were met. 

One hundred and fifteen firms were called on regarding em- 
ployment. 

One thousand and three hundred soldiers were interviewed 
on the street and referred to the Soldiers and Sailors Headquar- 
ters at the Y. M. C. A. 

Five soldiers were given free passage to harvest fields. 

One thousand four hundred and fifty soldiers were inter- 
viewed in the Y. M. C. A. Building and were given aid. 

Thirteen soldiers were advised on vocational educational edu- 
cation. 

One thousand and ninety-five free baths were given to 
soldiers. 

One thousand and twenty free swims were given to soldiers. 

One hundred and twenty-five soldiers were given free rides 
over the city. 

EMPLOYMENT. 

Applicants Placed 

Returned Tulsa soldiers 79 66 

Other returned soldiers 278 231 

Displaced Tulsa men 75 57 

New men 125 86 

Total 557 440 

During the summer of 1919 two more agencies were added 
to the Soldiers and Sailors Council— the War Camp Community 
Service and the American Legion. The War Camp Community 
Service placed a representative in this city and a full time paid 
Secretary in the field. The secretary, J. W. Crays, a returned 
soldier, spent the greater part of his time in soliciting firms of the 
city for employment for returned soldiers. The co-operation of 
that branch of welfare work was invaluable to the success of the 
Council's work. 



POST-WAR ACTIVITIES 241 

The American Legion was next organized and T. J. Shea, 
a paid secretary, was placed in the field by the Legion. He 
began immediately to take up the problems of the returned sol- 
dier in a very specific manner, seeing a soldier's needs from the 
standpoint of a soldier and supporting the Council in its various 
endeavors. 

As a final and conclusive proof of the efficient work of the 
Tulsa Soldiers and Sailors Council the organization refers with 
pride to the statement made by Lieutenant Ayers of Washington, 
D. C, who was sent by the Government to inspect the work be- 
ing done for soldiers and sailors, who affirmed that Tulsa had 
the best plan in the United States for aiding returned soldiers. 

III. 
GRAND ARMY OF CIVILIZATION 

To Tulsa fell the honor of effecting the first organization of 
American troops growing out of the World War. To a Tulsa man 
came the inspiration which gave birth to a plan of organization 
which should give to all enlisted men in the Allied Armies a 
fraternal as well as a military union. By this means it was pur- 
posed to cement the ties formed by 30,000,000 fighting men of 
many nations and to give to civilization a powerful incentive 
and instrument which should make for world peace. The Grand 
Army of Civilization was to be to the world what the Grand 
Army of the Republic was to union men following the Civil War. 

The plan of organization was the work of Colonel Clarenca 
B. Douglas of Tulsa. It received the hearty approval of the 
Secretary of War and of the adjutants general of Oklahoma, 
Alaska, California and other states to whose attention the 
movement had been called. It was argued that, once effected, 
this union would strengthen the bonds already formed on the 
battlefields and in training camps on two continents. The in- 
signia should be an open sesame to the hearts of veterans of 
the world's most terrible conflict. An American traveling in 
Italy, France or England or in any of the smaller countries 
leagued to fight the subtle Hun would enjoy an entree which 
otherwise would be impossible. The amalgamation of fighting 
men in national and international sessions would serve almost as 
a guarantee of peace and understanding among the States or 
Nations represented. It would become a powerful factor in 
the tranquility of the world. Men would hesitate to engage in 
warfare against their brethren. The idea was not Utopian in 
any sense. It was calculated to wield an influence not bounded 
by any half dozen countries. As such it received the endorse- 
ment of men high in military and official circles. 



242 TULSA COUNTY IN THE WORLD WAR 

The hasty calling of men to battle, however, prevented the 
extension of this work after Post No. 1, consisting of Tulsa 
units, had been mustered in on August 26th, 1917. 

The plan was given wide publicity throughout the state. 

Post No. 1 was mustered in by Colonel Douglas and the 
following officers elected: 

Post commander, H. G. Lareau; adjutant, Lieut. Fergu- 
son; historian, Bugler, Brill; post sergeant, Sergt. Paul Wilson; 
committee on organizing other posts, Sergt. Damon V. Douglas, 
Virgil Jones and Ivan Groves. 

Following is a copy of the preamble adopted by Post No. 1 : 

WHEREAS, The soldiers of the Allied Nations are engaged in war 
for the preservation of civilization against the brutal attacks of the Huns, 
and 

WHEREAS, On the success of the armies of the Allies the fate of 
the world and the preservation of civilization depends; therefore, 

BE IT RESOLVED, That we the undersigned members of the unit 
indicated constituting a portion of the armies of the Allies, hereby or- 
ganize and take our personal membership in the Grand Army of Civi- 
lization. 

We pledge ourselves to obedience to our superior officers; to loyalty 
to our flag and to the flag of our Allies ; and dedicate our lives if need be 
to the preservation of the liberty of the civilized world. 

To make this a worldwide military and fraternal organization, all 
soldiers and sailors of the Allies, including all enlisted men and officers, 
are eligible to membership and are asked to assist in the organization of 
posts in the Grand Army of Civilization. 

The name of the local organization shall be Post No. 1 of Tulsa, Okla- 
homa, Grand Army of Civilization. 

The officers of this organization shall be a post commander, an ad- 
jutant and a post sergeant, who will be secretary of the organization and 
historian, all of whom will be elected by the members. 

All soldiers enlisting from Tulsa, Oklahoma, shall be eligible to mem- 
bership in Post No. 1. 

IV. 
ARMORY BILL 

One of the post-war measures which has been prepared for 
the consideration of Congress is the Armory Bill, the product of 
the Tulsa Chamber of Commerce. It is intended to provide 
suitable buildings in which to house various National Guards 
throughout the country and to place them in the same class as 
postoffices and other Federal buildings. 

The attitude of the Tulsa Chamber of Commerce is shown 
by the following statement : 

"The citizen soldier of the United States, organized in the 
various National Guards, is in the final analysis a soldier of the 
Nation. 

"The National Guard Companies, Battalions and Regiments 
are armed and equipped by the Government of the United States. 



POST-WAR ACTIVITIES 243 

They are operated and conducted under the rules and regula- 
tions of the United States and of the United States Army. They 
are to a great degree on the battle field commanded by United 
States Army officers. They are to all intents and purposes as 
much of the United States Army in times of stress as a Regi- 
ment in the Regular Army. The World War has demonstrated 
that these soldiers as individuals, as Companies, Battalions, Reg- 
iments and Divisions, are the equal of any soldiers the world 
has ever known and the one weak place in their entire organiza- 
tion and equipment can be and should be immediately strength- 
ened by National legislation and by additional National appro- 
priation. 

"The present weakness of the National Guard is the prac- 
tically utter absence of suitable armories in those towns and 
cities where National Guard Companies are organized and in 
the service. With the exception of a few cities in the United 
States, local Companies of the National Guard in the various 
States are housed in shacks, barns, rookeries, abandoned build- 
ings, and make-shifts dignified by the name of Armory, which 
are in no way in keeping with either the spirit of the men in 
the Guard or the dignity of the organizations as military units 
of the Nation. It is as consistent and as essential that these men 
be furnished with proper assembly rooms, lockers, drill halls 
and rallying points as that they be furnished with arms, ammuni- 
tion, uniforms and field equipment. It is as essential that they 
have for each military unit a permanent headquarters in which 
to assemble ; in which to drill ; in which to study and in which to 
mentally and physically equip themselves for their duties as 
soldiers as that they have instructions, inspection and officers, 
and the proper source from which to supply this deficiency is 
the Treasury of the United States Government. It is as con- 
sistent to make an appropriation for a suitable armory in the 
home of every unit of the National Guard of the United States 
as it is to make an appropriation for a custom house at a port of 
entry or for a Postoffice where people assemble to get their 
mail. 

"It is a disgrace to the Government, to the Army and to 
every State in the Union that the men are forced to occupy 
abandoned buildings, shacks, barns and deserted halls while in 
training in the school of the soldier. The Government has been 
liberal to the soldier in the matter of arms and equipment; it 
has been liberal in the expense account of the recruiting de- 
partment and in the expense account of the inspecting officers. 
The Government and the States have made necessary financial 
provisions for National Guard encampments and rifle ranges, but 
have entirely overlooked the most important factor in the sue- 



244 TULSA COUNTY IN THE WORLD WAR 

cessf ul soldier life of the National Guardsman, to-wit : a home for 
his Company, his Battalion or his Regiment. 

"What should be done, and done immediately, is this: the 
various State delegations in the House of Representatives and 
in the Senate of the United States should immediately get to- 
gether and agree upon an armory building bill which would pro- 
vide for a reasonable appropriation for an armory in every town 
and city in the United States where a National Guard Company 
is maintained. In the larger cities where a number of Companies 
have been mustered in and are now in the service the armory 
should be large enough for Regimental Headquarters. In other 
cities where there may be only one or two or three Companies 
an armory capable of taking care of a Battalion should be built 
and in the smaller cities and towns maintaining only one Com- 
pany an armory even smaller would serve the purpose. These 
buildings should be permanent structures, built under the direc- 
tion of the War Department directly by Government appro- 
priation solely for the use of the citizen soldiers and there is not a 
man of the four million in the service who would not approve the 
appropriation necessary for this building program and there is 
not a patriotic man or woman in the United States who would 
oppose such an appropriation." 



RAINBOW (42nd) DIVISION 

Members of the Rainbow (42d) Division formed a permanent 
veterans' organization to keep alive the spirit of the Division 
while they were still guarding the Rhine. The National organ- 
ization was composed of twenty-six Chapters formed by the 
troops from that number of States represented in the Division. 

The Tulsa Ambulance Company formed the nucleus of the 
Oklahoma Chapter of the Rainbow Division Veterans on April 
6th, at Neuenahr, Germany. 

The following officers were elected: Capt. Samuel J. Brad- 
field, honorary president; James A. Brill, president; Douglas 
Frantz, vice president; Lloyd C. Beach, vice president; Altas 
R. Rider, vice president ; Josiah C. Chatfield, secretary and treas- 
urer, and Ward K. Halbert, historian. 

On September 6, 1919, the Oklahoma Chapter held its first 
reunion at Tulsa. At that time other former members of the 
Division living in Oklahoma were admitted to membership. The 
original officers of the Chapter were re-elected to serve until the 
second reunion, scheduled for June 19, 1920, at Tulsa. 



VI. 
TULSA COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY 

At the conclusion of its active service on January 14, 1919, 
the Tulsa County Council of National Defense resolved itself 
into the Tulsa County Historical Society. 

The two-fold purpose of this step was to provide a medium 
for the consideration of post war matters to which the Council 
might rightly fall heir and to compile a faithful record of the 
patriotic service rendered by the civilian population of Tulsa 
County throughout the period of the war. The world has lost 
much by the failure on the part of contemporaneous authorities 
to preserve such records and files relating to great events of his- 
torical value, as would aid succeeding generations in meeting 
like situations. Histories of the World War will do justice to the 
efficiency and glory of American arms. In coming years, how- 
ever, when the question, "What did you do to win the war?" 
is propounded to those who did not engage in military service, 
the citizenship of Tulsa County may unfalteringly declare, "We 
did our full duty." 

Without the unfaltering support of non-combatants the un- 
sullied victory which fell to the Allied arms would have been 
retarded ; the overwhelming show of force which made America 
the determining factor in saving Paris from Prussian hordes 
would have been impossible. 

At the time of this compilation it is not possible to make a 
complete record of the military operations of the brave men 
who left their homes to engage in the fight for world democracy. 
Such a work will doubtless be published at a later date. Be- 
sides this there can be no worthier heritage to posterity than a 
history of the part played by Tulsa's manhood and womanhood 
at home. 

Already the facts are fast slipping away from the leaders 
of the various war movements. Innovations came with such 
rapidity that many of their important phases were forgotten as 
soon as the obligation was met. That these records may not be 
entirely lost to the world is the purpose of historical societies 
growing out of defense work. 

The Tulsa County Historical Society was organized 
and incorporated by R. M. McFarlin, Col. Clarence B. Douglas, 
Judge John B. Meserve and J. Burr Gibbons, who elected the 
following directors: R. M. McFarlin, Col. Clarence B. Douglas, 

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246 TULSA COUNTY IN THE WORLD WAR 

Judge John B. Meserve, J. Burr Gibbons, E. R. Kemp, N. R. 
Graham, C. H. Hubbard. Of these Judge John B. Meserve was 
made president, Col. Clarence B. Douglas, vice-president ; J. Burr 
Gibbons, secretary, and J. M. Berry became treasurer. 

At a general meeting of the Society held on June 29, 
1919, at which Judge Meserve tendered his resignation, the fol- 
lowing directors and officers were elected to serve throughout 
the year: Col. Clarence B. Douglas, president; J. Burr Gibbons, 
vice-president; Major L. J. F. Rooney, secretary; J. M. Berry, 
treasurer; C. H. Hubbard, Mrs. Lilah D. Lindsey, Judge John B. 
Meserve and N. R. Graham. 

At this meeting it was voted to establish headquarters of 
the Society at the War Savings Stamp Bank which was 
ordered moved to the new site on Cincinnati Avenue near Fourth 
Street, adjoining the Municipal Building. 

It was also resolved to assemble here relics and trophies of 
the World War, the collection to be placed in charge of a cus- 
todian. 

During the presidency of Judge Meserve the Tulsa County 
Historical Society arranged for the compilation and publication 
of "Tulsa County in the World War." 



With the Colors 



Columbia, 

We Have Answered 



(By CLARENCE B. DOUGLAS) 

I. 

We have heard your call, Columbia; 

We have answered in our might 
With ten million saying, "Present," 

Lined up ready for the fight. 
From the mills and mines we answered, 

From the office, farm and banks, 
We're ten million strong, Columbia, 

And we're ready for the ranks. 

II. 

We have heard your call, Columbia, 

And we come ten million strong; 
We are girded for the battle 

For the right against the wrong! 
We will cross the seas, Columbia; 

We will reach the Kaiser's lair, 
And the Huns will feel the thunder 

Of our guns, when we are there! 

III. 

We have heard your call, Columbia, 

And with steel and shot and shell 
We will sweep the German trenches 

'Til the yawning Gates of hell 
Have received their own, Columbia — 

Kaiser, Prince and Hussar, too, 
Then the world will bow, Columbia, 

In a prayer of thanks to you. 

IV. 

When comes peace to thee, Columbia — 

Peace on Earth, Good Will to Men — 
And the world shall be re-builded, 

We'll come home to thee; and then 
You shall tell in song and story 

How we heard, ten million strong, 
How we answered, how we battled; 

How avenged the German wrong! 

V. 

We'll come back to thee, Columbia, 

Back to home and fireside; 
We'll come back to thee, the living — 

Bringing those who there have died. 
And the memory of the fallen 

Will be blessed with smiling tears, 
And the world be saved, Columbia, 

Throughout all the coming years. 

Copyrighted 1917 by Clarence B. Douglas. 



Those Who Served 



THE American soldiers, who, in response to the great ideals 
that inspired the founders of their Republic, went over- 
seas dedicating valiant service and risking their lives in 
the service of the Allies, established a record for American 
manhood that never has been and never can be surpassed. Amer- 
ica's fighting army, the flower of her endeavor, has earned its 
meed of glory through martyrdom on the fields of France; but 
what of that army that delved and moiled in cold and heat, in 
sand and mud because they were ordered to remain at home by 
the same power that ordered the fighting army abroad? They 
redeemed the forest, the swamp, the wilderness to build the train- 
ing camp, the debarkation place, the cantonment, the barracks 
to start the soldier on his way and to keep him trim for victory. 
Nothing that was done across the sea could or would have been 
done without the construction and preparation here. Those 
divisions remaining on this side, toiling day and night that sus- 
tenance, cheer, health and power might be given their comrades 
who had crossed the seas did their full duty and made possible 
their glorious achievements. And the youth who went out be- 
fore he had so much as tasted the glory of battle died a Soldier 
of his Country as honorably as if he had made the supreme sacri- 
fice in a front line trench. 

But the fighting army that went and the sustaining forces 
that remained in camps at home are at best but a symbol of the 
great "second line of defense" — the millions of American men and 
women who would have gladly welcomed an opportunity for en- 
listed service, who longed to demonstrate to the entente allies 
their unshakable faith in the principles of democracy. 

The list of names which follows is the record of a large por- 
tion of Tulsa county's contribution to the great Army of Liberty : 



Tulsa County's Fighting Men 



Aaronson, Harold, 316 E. 20th St., Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Abbott, Chas. T., 105 W. 4th St., Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Ackley, Oliver F., 708 S. Boulder, Tulsa 

Okla. 
Adams, Virgil, c/o Right Way Laundry 

Co., Tulsa, Okla. 
Adarm H. R.. 310 E. 8th St., Tulsa, Okla. 
Adams, J. H., West Tulsa, Okla. 
Adams. Harvey, 25 N. Olympia, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Adams, H. F., c/o Cosdon Oil & Gas Co., 

Tulsa Okla. 
Adams, C. W., Gen. Del., Tulsa, Okla. 
Adkinson, Calvin N., c/o Edgar Adkin- 

son, Tulsa, Okla. 
Adams, C. Everett, 842 N. Main St., Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Aggas, Thos. A., 702 S. Elgin, Tulsa, Okla. 
Aitkin, H. J., Exchange Nat'l Bank, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Alexander, Robt. W., Elks Club, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Alvis, Paul D., Pan. American Refg. Co., 
Tulsa, Okla. 

Allsworth, Earl, Kansas City, Mo. 
Alexander, R. N., 1306 S. Denver, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Alexander, J. K., Y. M. C. A., Tulsa, Okla. 
Allen, C. J., 323 N. Rosedale, R. F. No. 1, 

Tulsa, Okla. 
Allen, W. A., Frisco Warehouse Foreman, 

Holdenville, Okla. 
Albee, Russell, Lt. D. R. R. Const. Depot 

Canadian Eng., No. 2627127, Purfleet, 

Essex, Eng. 
Allen, Elmer B., 302 Clinton Bldg., Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Ammons, Carl, Arkansas City, Kansas. 
Ammerman, Sergt. H. E., 424 S. Boston, 

Tulsa, Okla., 65th S. A. Inf. Camp 

Kearney, Calif. 
Angell, Walter, c/o Mrs. Walter Angell, 

West Tulsa, Okla. 
Angelo, John H., c/o Mrs. Jno. H. An- 

gelo, 2821 Sidney St., St. Louis, Mo. 
Anderson, H. L., 23 N. Xanthus, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Anglin, A. H., Camp Doniphan, Okla., Y. 

M. C. A. Tulsa, Okla. 
Anglin, James, 90th Div., 1423 S. Caro- 
lina, Tulsa, Okla. 
Angelo, Banel E., 323 S. Yorktown Ave., 

Tulsa, Okla. 
Andrews, Milan, 412 W. 3rd St., Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Andrews, Leon G., University of Okla., 

842 N. Chey., Tulsa, Okla. 
Anderson, Homer B., Clerk 5, Sapulpa, 

Okla. 
Andrews, Howard W., 842 N. Chey., Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Anderson, Albert, Camp Nichols, N. Or- 
leans, Gen. Del., Tulsa, Okla. 



Andress, U. A., 110 W. 4th St., Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Appleby, E. H., Volunteered, Eng. Corps 

9238 Lawton, Tulsa, Okla. 
Appelby, Melvin P., Camp Green, Char- 
lotte, N. C. ; 302 Cent. Nat'l Bank Bldg., 

Tulsa, Okla. 
Armantrout, Carl, Supply Co., 43rd Inf., 

Camp Logan, Tex., 324 S. Norfolk, 

Tulsa Okla. 
Arnold,' Iven D., 218 N. Chey., Tulsa, Okla. 
Arnold, Harold, c/o Okla. Natural Gas Co., 

117 W. 4th St., Tulsa, Okla. 
Ashby, Wm., Jackson Barracks, La., 15 S. 

Phoenix, Tulsa, Okla. 
Atkins, E. K., 44 Casual Co., Camp Pike, 

Ark., 710 College St. Tulsa, Okla. 
Atwood, Paul, Co. B. 2nd Okla. Inf., 516 

N. Elwood, Tulsa, Okla. 
Atchley, Elmer V., 527 N. Cheyenne, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Audrian, R. O., Co. D. 57th Inf., Camp 

Logan, Houston, Tex., 617 N. Boston, 

Tulsa, Okla. 
Austin, C. A., Chandler, Okla. 
Austin, F. E., 1105 Boston, Tulsa. Okla., 

Stable Sergt. 
Austin, Joseph, 1241 S. Quincy Ave., Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Austin, Dolphin L., Frisco Brakeman, Ma- 
dill, Okla. 
Ballew, Waldo, Box. No. 1281, Tulsa, Okla. 
Bartholomeu, E. O., c/o Okla. Prod. & 

Refg. Co. Warehouse, N. Peoria, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Bahlm, John C, 413 S. Cinn., Tulsa, Okla. 
Bateman, Cecil, 616 S. Elgin, Tulsa, Okla. 
Ball, Wade, c/o Mrs. Eliza Ball, 616 N. 

Boulder, Tulsa, Okla. 
Bailey, G. V., c/o W. H. Bailey, Morgan- 
town, W. Virginia. 
Barsh, Zed, Son of Mrs. Sallie Barsh, 1117 

E. 2nd St., Tulsa, Okla. 
Bailey, Larkin, 1140 N. Denver, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Baron, F. L., Boswell Hotel, Tulsa, Okla. 
Baker, R. F., 515 S. Chey., Tulsa, Okla. 
Barnes, Clarence E., 1433 E. 1st St., Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Ball, John, 616 N. Boulder, Tulsa, Okla. 
Bartlett, L. F., Petroleum Club, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Barton, L. S., c/o American Y. M. C. A. 

12 Rue D'Aguesseau, Paris, France, 1875 

Boston, Tulsa, Okla. 
Barber, Herbert B., Box No. 1605, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Batchleder, Jesse, c/o D. F. Batchleder, 

Olympia & M. K. & T. Tracks, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Backon, Elza R., Jefferson Barracks, Mo. ; 

1824 E. 8th St., Tulsa, Okla. 
Babcock, Wayland M. Jr., 1119 N. Main, 

Tulsa, Okla. 
Bartram, John G., Camp Nichols, La., 

Mayo Bldg., Tulsa, Okla. 



TULSA COUNTY IN THE WORLD WAR 



Baker, W. R. c/o Okla. Nafl Gas Co., 117 

W. Fourth, Tulsa, Okla. 
Bailey, Kelly P., Kansas City, Mo. 
Baker, Herbert, Galveston, Texas. 
Baker, Kenneth L., c/o J. D. Bakef, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Bayer, Harry A., Navy, 1507 E. First, 

Tulsa, Okla. 
Baxter, Lon C, Reg. Supply Co., 2nd. 

Okla. Inf., Okla. N. G. ; 112 N. Frisco 

Ave., Tulsa, Okla. 
Barnes, Wm. G., Co. C, 3120 E. Kendall, 
Tulsa, Okla. 

Baugh, R. B., 80th Aero Sq. ; 114 N. Gil- 
lette, Tulsa, Okla. 
Babb, Harry, 218 N. Boston, Tulsa. Okla. 
Baker, Elzy R., Austin Hotel, Sand Springs, 

Okla. 
Bailey, Clarence M., Camp Travis. Tex. ; 

402 N. Frisco, Tulsa, Okla. 
Barnard, Harvey O., Guthrie, Okla. 
Bass, Clarence J., Navy, 618 N. Boulder, 

Tulsa Okla 
Beckett,' L. T., Elks Club, Tulsa, Okla. 
Benedict, Dal A., 317 E. Seventh Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Beckner, H. G., 727 W. Fifth, Tulsa, Okla. 
Benson, R. J., Kansas City, Mo. 
Beckner, H. D., 727 W. Fifth, Tulsa, Okla. 
Berryman, Dee P., Post Office, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Beatty, Harry, c/o H. P. Beatty, R. F. D. 

No. 3, Okmulgee, Okla. 
Bentley, Lawrence A., Camp Travis, Tex. ; 

c/o Mrs. J. R. Cole, 1802 S. Carson, 

Tulsa Okla. 
Bellamy, J. M., 314 S. Elwood, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Bellas, Max, Mrs. Lelia Bellas, c/o H. H. 

Lewis, Rogers, Ark. 
Beatty, Ross C, c/o Mrs. Rebecca Beatty, 

1402 Admiral, Tulsa, Okla. 
Bert, M. P., Box No. 362, Tulsa, Okla. 
Bennett, Chas. S., c/o Mrs. R. J. Ben- 
nett, 616 W. Seventh, Tulsa, Okla. 
Bean, Wm., c/o Okla. Nat. Gas Co., 117 

W. Fourth, Tulsa, Okla. 
Berry, Ralph H., Lt. Hdg. Co., 173 Inf. 

Brig. A. E. F., France; 1212 S. Boulder, 

Tulsa, Okla. 
Beiber, Glenn, 117 W. Fourth, Tulsa. Okla. 
Beckerdite, Edgar, Okla. City, Okla. 
Beckett, L. F., c/o Okla. Nat. Gas Co., 

117 W. Fourth, Tulsa, Okla. (Please 

Forward.) 
Beal, Paul, Navy, 437 N. Main, Tulsa, Okla. 
Berry, Kenneth J., Central Nat'l Bank, 

Tulsa Okla. 
Belcher,' John C, Camp Travis, Tex. ; M. 

K. & T. Depot, Tulsa, Okla. 
Bennett, Joe M., Jefferson Barracks, Mo. ; 

1314 E. Third, Tulsa, Okla. 
Billingslea, Frank, Camp Nichols, La. ; 

Walker Apts., Tulsa, Okla. 
Bissett, W. M., 1515 S. Main, Tulsa, Okla. 
Bigelow, C. D., Cosden & Co., Tulsa, Okla. 
Bitsco, Joseph, c/o Mrs. Joseph Bitsco, 

Mounds Valley, Ka'is. 
Biddison, James H., 1205 N. Denver, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Bidcock, James S., 217 Grand Ave., Sand 

Springs, Okla. 
Billington, Elmer, Box No. 56, Sand 

Springs, Okla. 



Bidcock, Samuel, 114 N. Grand Ave., Sand 

Springs, Okla. 
Black, Oliver, 315 Kennedy Bldg., Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Black, W. M., 305 Palace Bldg., Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Blackburn, Ralph A., Navy, Rms. 516 

S. Chey., Tulsa, Okla. 
Blakenship. L. C, c/o Mrs. Nora Blak- 

enship, Bixby, Okla. 
Blake, D. N., c/o Mrs. A. D. McEachern, 

R. R. No. 1, Heflin, Ala. 
Black, Joe, c/o Mrs. Minnie Angell, Bix- 
by, Okla. 
Bloom, C. L., Camp Travis, Tex. ; c/o 

Vandever's Dry Goods Co., Tulsa, Okla. 
Black, C. A., Fifth and Boulder, Tulsa. 

Okla. 
Bland, Owen W., 411 S. Victor Ave., Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Blair, W. L., 324 S. Quincy, Tulsa, Okla. 
Blunk, C. A., Frisco Brakeman, Sherman, 

Tex. 
Bloch, Maurice, 1132 N. Chey., Tulsa, Okla. 
Black, Wm. C, 1217 S. Boston, Tulsa. 

Okla. 
Black, Wm., 616 S. Boulder. Tulsa, Okla. 
Blankenship, Wylie, Major. 801 E Sixth, 

Tulsa, Okla. 
Bly, Timothy P., Co. B. 2nd Okla. Inf.; 

434 N. Detroit, Tulsa, Okla. 
Black, John O., 27th F. A., 109y, S. Cinn., 

Tulsa, Okla. 
Bliler, Reuben E., Clarendon, Texas 
Bloom, Charlie H., Camp Nichols, La. ; 

206 S. Seaman Bldg., Tulsa, Okla. 
Blanchard, M. E., Camp Nichols, La. ; 314 

S. Lansing, Tulsa, Okla. 
Bower, Geo., 37 N. Gillette, Tulsa, Okla. 
Bosworth, P. M., Camp Travis, Tex., 3/4 

Amm. Train, Annex Forcer; c/o Elks 

Club, Tulsa, Okla. 
Borden, C. W., c/o Mrs. Emma Borden, 

Lawrenceville, 111. 
Bowles, F. L., c/o Mrs. H. T. Bowles, 105 

S. Xanthus, Tulsa, Okla. 
Bolds, L. F., c/o Mrs. E. S. Appleberry, 
120 S. Maybelle, Tulsa, Okla. 
Borne, Herbert, c/o Texas Pipe Line Co., 

Tulsa, Okla. 
Bond, Miss Emma, c/o Prairie Oil & Gas 

Co., Tulsa, Okla. 
Bouvaird, W. M., c/o Petroleum Club, 

Tulsa, Okla. 
Bostick, Ernest, Camp Travis, Tex. ; 731 

W. Fourth. Tulsa, Okla. 
Bowen, Geo. H., Co. C. Reg. No. 49 C. A. 

C. Embarkation, Camp Stuart, Va. ; c/o 

Mrs. E. T. Bowen, 1724 S. Main, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Bowles, Fred L., 815 N. Elwood. Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Bohannon, R. F., Afton, Okla. 
Bolick, Vance N., Battery D., 54 C. A. C. 

ARA, A. E. F., France; 707 W. Chest- 
nut, Independence, Kansas. 
Bonnell, Glen E., Co. C. 2nd Okla. N. G. ; 

1315 E. First, Tulsa, Okla. 
Booker, A. G., 208 Lewis Ave., Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Bond, Wm., 413 S. Cinn., Tulsa, Okla. 
Boyd, Emmett J., 1406 E. Second, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Bonnell, Geo. H., Camp Nichols, La. ; 1315 

E. First, Tulsa, Okla. 



TULSA COUNTY'S FIGHTING MEN 



Boise, Wilfred, Sergt., 915 E. Ninth, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Bowyer, Wm. C, 726 N. Bullette Ave.. 

Tulsa, Okla. 
Boren, Jack, Amb. Co. No. 167, 42nd Div. ; 

Fire Station No. 5, Tulsa, Okla. 
Brodie, W. W., 415 Bliss Bldg., Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Brown, Gurney C, 1630 S. Main, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Broach, Roland M., 1440 S. Boston, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Bracken, Paul, Co. 217, Camp Luce, Great 

Lakes, 111. ; c/o Guaranty State Bank, 

Okmulgee, Okla. 
Bramer, L. R., Camp Nichols, La. ; 1016 

N. Elwood, Tulsa, Okla. 
Brown, I. W., c/o Mrs. S. W. Brown, La- 
fayette, La 
Brox, R. H., c/o Mrs. A. Brox, Hennesey, 

Okla. 
Brown, Edward H., c/o Union Nat'l Bank, 

Tulsa, Okla. 
Brown, R. B., 610 N. Boulder, Tulsa, Okla. 
Bruce, R. G., Mrs. L. Bruce, Enid, Okla. 
Bremerkamp, Walter, Box No. 362, Tulsa, . 

Okla. 
Britt, J. J., 516 S. Chey., Tulsa, Okla. 
Brents, Carlos, c/o Atlantic Oil & Prod. 

Co., Tulsa, Okla. 
Brown, Roscoe H., Son, c/o Mrs. Rebecca 

Brown, 1233 S. Carson, Tulsa, Okla. 
Brinkman, Fred H., 1212 S. Boston, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Brooks, Ira, 1424 S. Cinn., Tulsa, Okla. 
Bradfield, W. E., D. S. C, c/o Democrat 

& Times, Tulsa, Okla. 
Bradshaw, R. B., c/o Y. M. C. A., Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Bryan, Curtis, c/o Petroleum Club, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Breithaupt, E. M., c/o Okla. Nat. Gas Co., 

117 W. Fourth, Tulsa, Okla. 
Brodgan, Gab, Jefferson Barracks, Mo. ; 

506 Troost Ave., Tulsa, Okla. 
Brigance, Ralph, 2602 Fairmont, Addn., 

Tulsa, Okla. 
Briggs, Chas. E., 909 S. Denver, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Brakebill, James, Camp Nichols, La. ; 416 

N. Peoria, Tulsa, Okla. 
Brown, Geo. E., 715 N. Bullette, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Brown, Paul, 207% Main, Tulsa, Okla. 
Broach, E. Herbert, 410 Robinson Bldg., 

Tulsa, Okla. 
Brunt, Geo. W., 114 N. Frisco, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Brodgon, Bert, 506 Troost, Tulsa, Okla. 
Brown, Robt. O., 216 S. Main, Tulsa, Okla. 
Brown, Harry H., Jefferson Barracks, Mo. ; 

1618 E. Fourth, Tulsa, Okla. 
Brigance, Reynold, Ft. Sam Houston, Tex. ; 

2602 Fairmont Addn., Tulsa, Okla. 
Bradford, Wm. S. 212 S. Victor, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Broach, Frederick, 1440 S. Boston, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Brodgon, Chas. H., Camp Travis, Tex. ; 506 

Troost, Tulsa, Okla. 
Brown, Richard, 1718 S. Boston Ave., Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Brenner, Louis M., Jefferson Barracks, 723 

S. Olympia, Tulsa, Okla. 
Brooks, Fred, Okemah, Okla. 



Bi-ammer, Paul, Arkansas City, Kansas. 
Brill, Chas., Camp Travis, Tex. ; World 

Editorial Dept., Tulsa, Okla. 
Brown, Daniel E., Volunteer, Fox Hotel, 

Tulsa, Okla. 
Brown, J. W., Cosden & Co., Tulsa, Okla. 
Brown, James F., Y. M. C. A., Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Bruner, Florence, Red Cross Nurse, Ft. 
Sill, Okla.; Sapulpa, Okla. 
Brammer, J. E., Motor Tr. Corps, Camp 

Pike, Ark. ; Carter Oil Co., Tulsa, Okla. 
Bright, J. K., Carter Oil Co., Tulsa, Okla. 
Brewer, Clarence E., 79th Inf. Co. E. ; Gen. 

Del., Tulsa, Okla. 
Burke, M. P., c/o Elks Club, Tulsa, Okla. 
Bucher, J. E., c/o Mrs. J. E. Bucher, R. 

R. No. 4, Box No. 190, Tulsa, Okla. 
Busey, R. H., 301 S. Guthrie, Tulsa, Okla. 
Bull, H. G., 1645, Admiral, Tulsa, Okla. 
Bumgarner, Frank, c/o Mrs. Bumgarner, 

611 N. Santa Fe, Tulsa, Okla. 
Burkley, Dave V., Sturgun, Mo. 
Bucnan, E. M., Co. B, 2nd Okla. Inf.; 305 

S. Denver, Tulsa, Okla. 
Burton, Rob. M., 101 E. Elwood, Apts., 

Tulsa, Okla. 
Bumgarner, Wm. A. (killed in action) 

611 Santa Fe Ave., Tulsa, Okla. 
Bush, Carl, 2521 E. Tenth, Tulsa, Okla. 
Buckley, J. Emmett, Army, 725 S. Denver, 

Tulsa, Okla. 
Burton, Noel, 1102 E. Second, Tulsa, Okla. 
Burton, Arley O., 15 N. Quanah Ave., 

Tulsa, Okla. 
Burton, Lee, 1102 E. Second, Tulsa, Okla. 
Bunn, Clarence, c/o A. E. Easter, Park 

View, Okla. 
Burges, Fred E., Camp Nichols, La. ; 107 

N. Maybelle, Tulsa, Okla. 
Burton, Bud, 1102 E. Second, Tulsa, Okla. 
Buhl, Alvah, 234 Robinson Bldg., Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Burton, Clare, 520 W. Seventh, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Burton, Paul, 520 W. Seventh, Tulsa, Okla. 
Burt, Ross, Y. M. C. A., Tulsa, Okla. 
Bunch, Fred B., Jefferson Barracks, Mo. ; 

511 S. Cinn., Tulsa, Okla. 
Buckholt, J. D., 1102 S. Denver, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Buck, Wm., 322nd Supply Train ; Gen. Del. 

Tulsa, Okla. 
Burcham, W. W., Camp Travis, Tex., Mo- 
tor Transport Co. ; West Tulsa, Okla. 
Butler, J. R., 32nd Div.; 44iy 2 N. Main, 

Tulsa, Okla. 
Buchanan, Millard, Midland Auto Co., 214 

S. Boulder, Tulsa, Okla. 
Byfield, M., c/o Mrs. M. Byfield, R. R. No. 

7, Springfield, Mo. 
Byers, R. M., 1644 Admiral Blvd., Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Bynum, Theo., 1345 Troost Ave., Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Bynum, Theo. G., S. A. T. C. Univ. of 

Okla.; 1505 S. Norfolk, Tulsa, Okla. 
Carter, Park, Elks Club, Tulsa, Okla. 
Carter, Daniel E., 516 S. Chey., Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Carter, Edward M., Y. M. C. A., Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Carson, Joe, Killed in action Sept. 26th, 

90th Div. ; 708% S. Cinn., Tulsa, Okla. 



TULSA COUNTY IN THE WORLD WAR 



Carmichael, Albert, 917 S. Jackson, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Cain, C. C, c/o Mrs. Jas. L. Cain, 118 

S. Fourth, Rogers, Ark. 
Caves, Boyd, c/o Cosden & Co.. Tulsa, Okla. 
Campbell, H. J., c/o Mrs. W. H. Campbell, 

R. F. D. No. 4. Glynn Station, Okla. 
Campbell, C, c/o Mrs. Mary Campbell, 

Mt. Juliet, Tenn. 
Cass, Early R., c/o J. K. Cass, 915 S. 

Jackson, Tulsa, Okla. 
Capps, J. F., 1230 S. Chey., Tulsa, Okla. 
Carr, Raymond M. c/o Mrs. M. M. Doan, 

1204 S. Boulder, Tulsa, Okla. 
Carson, R. E., c/o Texas Pipe Line Co., 
Tulsa, Okla. 
Carleton, Dr., c/o Okla. Hospital, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Carpenter, R. L., Box No. 362, Tulsa, Okla. 
Carver, B. F., c/o Texas Pipe Line Co., 

Tulsa, Okla. 
Carter, R. E., c/o Marshall Young Co., 

Tulsa, Okla. 
Catlerton, M. N., Frisco Fireman, Sapulpa, 

Okla. 
Carpenter, Lee, 724 S. Detroit, Tulsa, Okla. 
Catron, Clyde A., 2830 E. Eighth, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Calhon, J. M., Brakeman, Frisco, Sher- 
man, Tex. 
Capshaw, Dan C, U. S. Navy, Camp Mare 

Island. Calif.; c/o Okla. Nat. Gas Co., 

117 W. Fourth, Tulsa, Okla. (Forward.) 
Carhanan, J. Harry, 68th Inf., 9th Div. ; 

1628 S. Boulder, Tulsa, Okla. 
Cady, L. E., Operator, Francis, Okla. 
Callan, Hobard, c/o Okla. Nat. Gas Co., 

117 W. Fourth, Tulsa, Okla. (Please 

Forward.) 
Campbell, Fred, 1421 S. Baltimore, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Carter, Chas., 426 S. Main, Tulsa, Okla. 
Campbell, Glenn, 219 W. Fifth, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Calwell, J., Okla. Hotel, Tulsa, Okla. 
Campbell, Wm„ 114 N. Frisco, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Casler, Chas. R., 222 W. Third, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Callhan, Hubert, 1319 S. Denver, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Carter, Ralph E., 9-A Cynthia Court 

Apts., Tulsa, Okla. 
Canady, Mack, 909 S. Maybelle, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Calron, G. L., Frisco Station Helper, Lu- 
ther, Okla. 
Casler, Joe, Seaman, 1307 S. Main, Tulsa. 

Okla. 
Caranhan, Roy S., 1628 S. Boulder. Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Caselbury, V. H., S. Q. A. Kelly Field; 

117 E. Brochy, Tulsa, Okla. 
Cecil, J. W., c/o Mrs. J. A. Cecil, 316 

Thornton Ave., Liberty, Mo. 
Christian. O. C, c/o Elks Club, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Childers, Sherman, Sta. No. 4, Tulsa Fire 

Dept., Tulsa, Okla. 
Childs, Ralph D., 1212 S. Boston. Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Chastain, John W. Jr., 1529 E. Fifth, 

Tulsa, Okla. 
Chambers, W. E., 1009 E. Second, Tulsa, 

Okla. 



Chilton, A. J., Clerk, Sapulpa, Okla. 
Chatfield, Joe C, 1124 S. Boulder. Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Chisholm, Collins P., 603 N. Chey., Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Chisholm, Russell A., 603 N. Shey., Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Cleary. John K., 403 Unity Bldg., Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Closser, Ross C, Elks Club, Tulsa, Okla. 
Clark, Raleigh P., c/o Mr. W. H. Clark 

Vinita Milling Co., Vinita, Okla. 
Clark, Jas. Wilson, c/o Mr. W. H. Clark 

Vinita Milling Co., Vinita, Okla. 
Clark, Claud, c/o Court House, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Clark, E. E., c/o Mrs. Sallie Clark, Box 

No. 276, Tulsa, Okla. 
Clow, Calvin, c/o Mrs. Lydia Clow, Daw- 
son, Okla. 
Clements, C. B., 806 Palace Bldg., Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Clark, Carl H., c/o American Ex. Co., 

Paris, France; 510 S. Chey., Tulsa, Okla. 
Clark, Liburn C, 1032 Forest Ave., Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Clark, Erdie H., 18th Div. Co. B 86th Inf. ; 

216 S. Main, Tulsa, Okla. 
Clark, Alonzo, 119 S. Olympia, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Cleary, Lass, 703 S. Boulder, Tulsa, Okla. 
Clulow, Geo. H., Rm. 902 S. Chey., Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Clem, Louis H., 410 N. Grant, Tulsa, Okla. 
Cleveland, W. I., Frisco Brakeman, Francis, 

Okla. 
Clifton, R. O., c/o M. K. & T., Muskogee, 

Okla. 
Cline, Harry, 605 S. Denver, Tulsa, Okla. 
Cole, D. D., c/o Elks Club, Tulsa, Okla. 
Cowden, J. B., c/o Elks Club, Tulsa, Okla. 
Conley, H. J., Co. F 66th T. C. A. P. O. 

No. 701, Elks Club, Tulsa, Okla. 
Colvin, K. O., c/o Elks Club, Tulsa, Okla. 
Converse, Pelham C, Camp Travis, Tex. ; 

524 S. Boulder, Tulsa, Okla. 
Cockrell, J. W., c/o National Bank of Com- 
merce, Tulsa, Okla. 
Couch, J., c/o J. S. Couch, West Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Cole, Geo. J., Box No. 1595, Tulsa, Okla. 
Conkling, W. C, c/o R. A. Conkling, 

Olean, New York. 
Colvin, R. O., c/o Elks Club, San An- 

tonia, Tex. 
Coleman, Wm. Shirley, c/o Mrs. W. M. 

H. Coleman, 15th and Quaker, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Condon, Glenn, Mgr. Majestic Theatre, 

Tulsa, Okla. 
Cogswell, Miss, Entertainer, See Mr. Buch- 

ner, Y. M. C. A., Tulsa, Okla. 
Courtright, Homer B., 14-A E. Second, 

Tulsa, Okla. 
Cory, Mr., c/o Vandever's Dry Goods,, 

No. 136, Y. M. C. A., Tulsa, Okla. 
Coody, Ed D., Titusville, Pa. 
Conway, Wallace, c/o Prairie Pipe Line 

Co., Tulsa, Okla. 
Conway, Joseph A., 314 W. Fairview, 

Tulsa Okla 
Conway, Alan T., 1418 E. Third, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Collins, Samuel W., 317 W. Fairview, 

Tulsa. Okla. 



TULSA COUNTY'S FIGHTING MEN 



Collins, Wallace H., 1709 Carson Ave., 

Tulsa, Okla. 
Cook, James C, 1739 S. Baltimore, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Cook, Homer B., 210 N. Cleveland, Sand 

Springs, Okla. 
Connolly, Bernard F., 1310 S. Chey., Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Connolly, Henry J. Jr., 1310 S. Chey., Tul- 
sa, Okla. 
Connley, Harry, Seaman, 510 S. Elwood, 

Tulsa, Okla. 
Cornelius, Geo. I., Co. 1 2nd Okla. Tent 

Area, Camp Pipe, Ark. ; c/o Okla. Nat. 

Gas Co., 117 W. Fourth, Tulsa, Okla. 
Coltz, M., c/o Stonestreet & Davis, Dallas, 

Tex. 
Coyle, Harold S., 519 S. Chey., Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Consolvo, Otto E., Balboa Park, Naval Tr. 

Sta., San Diego, Calif. ; c/o Okla. Nat. 

Gas Co., 117 W. Fourth, Tulsa, Okla. 
Compton, James E., Sand Springs Park, 

Sand Springs, Okla. 
Courtney, Oliver, Jones Ave., West Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Cooney, Rolland W., Kiefer, Okla. 
Collin, Joe, Dickason-Goodman Lumber Co., 

Tulsa, Okla. 
Cole, Walter W., Co. I, 57th Inf.; 67 N. 

Yorktown, Tulsa, Okla. 
Corn, Forrest W., Camp Nichols, La. ; Pal- 
ace Office Supply Co., Tulsa, Okla. 
Condon, Glenn, Volunteer, 219 W. Fifth, 

Tulsa, Okla. 
Covert, Eugene, 31st Balloon Co. ; Red 

Fork, Okla. 
Cook, Capt. Dr. W. A., Base Hospital No. 

98; 506 Palace Bldg., Tulsa, Okla. 
Cole, James, Co. K. 3rd Reg. ; 519 W. 

Fourth, Tulsa, Okla. 
Crook, H. E., Aux. Reg. Dept., Camp Don- 
iphan, Ft. Sill, Okla. ; c/o Elks Club, 

Tulsa Okla. 
Crutchfield, J. B., 1004 N. Denver, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Craig, S. A., c/o J. C. Harper, Mrs., 514 

Boston, Tulsa, Okla. 
Crouch, V. R., c/o Cosden Refg. Co., Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Crain, H. L., Mrs. Eva Jaggers, Horse 

Cave, Ky. 
Craig, Wm. F., Y. M. C. A.. Tulsa, Okla. 
Cranfill, T. B., c/o Mrs. Travis Golay, 

3rd Fir. Buck Apts., Tulsa, Okla. 
Croft, Mabel, daughter of J. P. Croft, 

1011 E. Fostoria, Tulsa. Okla. 
Croft, Cora, daughter of J. P. Croft, 1011 

E. Fostoria, Tulsa, Okla. 
Crocker, John H., 102 E. Third, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Cross, James, 1511 S. Boulder, Tulsa, Okla. 
Crawford, Pskcol, 411 E. Wilson. Sand 

Springs, Okla. 
Crowley, Claude E., Rosemont Heights 

Addn., Tulsa, Okla. 
Crum, Edward, 807 Admiral Boule., Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Creason, Arthur L., c/o Jerry Creason, 

Sand Springs, Tulsa, Okla. 
Craig, Lloyd Roby, 1226 S. Elwood, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Crick, Oliver W., Camp Travis, 502 Palace 

Bldg., Tulsa, Okla. 
Crosby, John R., Woodhaver, N. Y. 



Crawford, Tom Wm., Navy, c/o Turk Bros. 

Shoe Co., Tulsa, Okla. 
Curran, John, 905 N. Main, Tulsa, Okla. 
Currier, Harold J., 712 S. Main, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Curran, E. A., c/o Mrs. D. H. Curran, 924 
S. Lewis Ave., R. R. No. 1, Tulsa, Okla. 
Curran, Elmer D., 924 S. Lewis Ave., Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Curry, Adam, 1517 E. Third, Tulsa, Okla. 
Curry, Roy, 907 W. Third, Tulsa, Okla. 
Cummings, C. C, c/o Okla. Nat. Gas Co., 

117 W. Fourth, Tulsa, Okla. 
Cutter, Geo., 1105 E. Second, Tulsa, Okla. 
Daly, E. H., 1207 S. Carson, Tulsa, Okla. 
Davis, S. F. c/o Elks Club, Tulsa, Okla. 
Daniels, Fred, c/o Elks Club, Tulsa, Okla. 
Daniels, Lee, 303 Ex. Nat'l Bank Bldg., 

Tulsa, Okla. 
Daunenburg, H. W., First Nat'l Bank, 

Tulsa, Okla. 
Dahlem, Jno. M., Mrs. J. M. Dahlem, Gen- 
eral Del., Tulsa, Okla. 
Davis, Leonard, Post Office, Tulsa, Okla. 
Danis, Frank J., Y. M. C. A., Tulsa, Okla. 
Davies, G. W., c/o G. W. Davies, Room No. 

1425, Y. M. C. A., Tulsa, Okla. 
Daugherty, W. D., c/o Mrs. W. D. Daugh- 

erty, Tulsa, Okla. 
Daily, W. C, Mrs. W. R. Daily, Rogers, 

Ark. 
Dauner, Wilson W., c/o Mrs. Pauline 

Dauner, Hennesey, Okla. 
Davis, Jeff, Army ; Tulsa, Okla., Gen. Del. 
Dahlem, Elwood N., c/o Mrs. Mary M. 
Dahlem, 10 N. Maybelle, Tulsa, Okla. 
Davis, S. B., 610 S. Chey., Tulsa, Okla. 
Dawson, Rex., 403 May Brockman Apts., 

Tulsa, Okla. 
Daley, Chas. W., Lieut., 2nd Okla. Reg. : 

192 E. Third, Tulsa, Okla. 
Davis, John M., Sapulpa, Okla. 
Davis, A. E., c/o Tulsa Boiler & Sheet 

Iron Works, Tulsa, Ok! a. 
Davis, Robert, 1013 E. Fifth, Tulsa, Okla. 
Davisson, Frank J., 31 N. Gillette, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Davisson, Read R., 31 N. Gillette, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Dale, Homer, 409 N. Maybelle Ave., Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Dailey, Lawrence, c/o World Editorial 

Dept., Tulsa, Okla. 
Davenport, C, Hooper Bros., Tulsa, Okla. 
Dewey, E. R., c/o Elks Club, Tulsa, Okla. 
Dewey, C. R., 12 E. Ninth, Tulsa, Okla. 
Deneby, J. E., Elks Club, Tulsa, Okla. 
Dennis, Gilbert G., c/o Gilbert G. Dennis, 
West Tulsa State Bank, West Tulsa, 
Okla. 
DeLong, Harry B., Box No. 362, Tulsa, 

Okla. 

DeLong, Elmer, Post Office, Tulsa, Okla. 

Decker, Clarence R., write to Mrs. Anna 

M. Decker, Mt. Vernon Hotel, Tulsa, 

Okla. 

Delaney, Harold, 1412 S. Boulder, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
DeShane H. L., Aero Sq. 3rd Army, Sin- 
zig, Germany ; c/o DeShane, Taylor, 
Tulsa, Okla. 
Deaton, A. L., Conductor, Sapulpa, Okla. 
Devault, Wm., Brakeman, Madill, Okla. 
Derhold, Robert, 528 N. Cameron, Tulsa. 
Okla. 



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Dewey, Chas. H., 1705 S. Boulder, Tulsa. 

Okla. 
Denton, Andrews, 823 Admiral Boul., Tulsa, 

Okla. 
DeLongy, Harold P., 20 N. Main, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Dent, Wm. D., 216 N. Lincoln Ave., Sand 

Springs, Okla. 
Dent, Vernon R., 14 S. Yorktown Ave., 

Tulsa Okla. 
Dillard.'j. H., 411 Cent. Nat'l Bank Bldg., 

Tulsa, Okla. 
Dillahunty, Wm., c/o Mrs. Bertha Dilla- 

hunty, Ninth and Seminole, Claremore, 

Okla. 
Dial, R. F., c/o Mrs. J. G. Dial, Route 

No. 6, Greenville, Tex. 
Diller, John E., 411 S. Chey., Tulsa, Okla. 
Dixon, Fireman, Sapulpa, Okla. 
Diraino, Nick, 14-A A. Third, c/o Deshane, 

Tailor, Tulsa, Okla. 
Donnley, E. J., Jr., Elks Club, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Douglas, R. A., Dr., Ill E. Jasper, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Downey, R., 618 S. Denver, Tulsa, Okla. 
Doren, C. E., Ft. Logan, Colo. ; 1911 E. 

First, Tulsa. Okla. 
Douglas, D. V., c/o Mrs. C. B. Douglas, 

Commercial Club, Tulsa, Okla. 
Dobbins, J. R., 711 S. Cinn, Tulsa, Okla. 
Dowlen. P. O., c/o T. H. Dowlen, Pure 

Oil Co., Texas City, Tex. 
Dougherty, Wm. P., Majestic Hotel, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Donahew, Wick McKinley, c/o Mrs. O. E. 

Donahew, R. F. D., Tulsa, Okla. 
Drees, Fred, Box 36, Tulsa, Okla. 
Drum, Leslie, c/o Pierce Oil Corp., Tulsa. 

Okla. 
Dotson, Harry L., 416 S. Wheeling Ave., 

Tulsa, Okla. 
Dodson. Waitey F., 134 E. Illinois, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Douglas, Andrew, 532 Troost, Tulsa. Okla. 
Domingues, Edward, Chilocco, Okla. 
Douglas, Damon V., 318 Elgin Ave., Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Douglas, Knight P. Co., 3rd Bn. O. T. S., 

Camp Pike, Ark. : Galveston, 1101 S., 

Tulsa, Okla. 
Doone, Arthur D., Ft. Riley, Kansas ; c/o 

Gulf Pipe Line Co., Tulsa, Okla. 
Dutton, W. F., Dr., 603 New Wright Bldg., 

Tulsa, Okla. 
Duncan, G. F., R. M. Duncan, c/o Cosden 

& Co. Plant, West Tulsa, Okla. 
Duff, Elmer c/o J. A. Duff, West Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Duncan, Lee, c/o Okla. Nat. Gas Co., 

117 W. Fourth, Tulsa, Okla. 
Dunlap, Zahnie Z., 618 N. Boston, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Dunlap, Joseph B., 618 N. Boston, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Dunlap, Geo. A., 618 N. Boston Ave., Tulsa. 

Okla. 
Dunigan, Wm. H., 1710 S. Boston, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Dunigan, Mark F., 1710 S. Boston, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Dunigan, Richard O., 1710 S. Boston, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Dunigan, Walter A., 1710 S. Boston, Tulsa. 

Okla. 



Dunigan, Thos. P., 903 S. Detroit, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Easter, Charley, c/o Lina H. Easter, Gen. 

Delivery. Tulsa, Okla. 
Eakin, Frank, son of Mrs. H. F. Eakin, 

1106 S. Carson, Tulsa, Okla. 
Eaton, Earl E., 21 E. Fourth, Tulsa, Okla. 
Earl Eno., 1500 E. Easton, Tulsa, Okla. 
Eckert, Milton, Co. B. 409th Telegraph 

Bat., U. S. A. Bourger; c/o Okla. Nat. 

Gas Co., 117 W. Fourth, Tulsa, Okla. 
Edens, Steve, J. W. Edens, R. R. No. 2, 

Ozark, Ark. 
Edmondson, W. T., c/o Mrs. W. T. Ed- 

mondson, 420 S. Grant, Springfield, Mo. 
Edmons, Bud, 418 N. Frisco, Tulsa, Okla. 
Edwards, Chandler, Ft. Sam Houston, Tex. ; 

610 E. Fourth, Tulsa, Okla. 
Eichinger, Walter A., 311 W. Twelfth, 

Tulsa, Okla. 
Elgin, Geo. G., c/o G. G. Elgin, Ft. Kam- 

ehameha, Honolulu, H. T. 
Elwell. W. A., c/o Mrs. W. A. Elwell, 

Miami, Okla., Gen. Del. 
Elliott, Chas., c/o Mr. Elliott, 524 S. 

Denver, Tulsa, Okla. 
Elliott, Glenn, 624 S. Denver, Tulsa, Okla. 
Elliott, Lloyd W., 802 S. College Ave., 

Tulsa Okla 
Elliott, ' Harold S., 802 S. College, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Elliott, Berney, 1010 S. Detroit, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Ellis, Oscar O., 704 W. First, Tulsa, Okla. 
Elkins, Richard, 309 S. Yorktown, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
EUingyon, Herman E., 418 N. Main, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Elkin, James H., 1232 S. Boulder, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Emanuel, Pierce, 411 N. Washington Ave., 

Sand Springs, Okla. 
Ellington, Arthur M., 418 N. Main, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Elliott, Frank A., 614 N. Boulder, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Enoch, Kyle W., Farmers Nat'l Bank, 

Beggs, Okla. 
Erwin, R. A., Y. M. C. A„ Tulsa, Okla. 
Erwin, Thos. J., 208 W. Eighth, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Estil, Sidney, 1220 S. Wheeling. Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Estis, Pearl, c/o Bass Furniture Co., 

Tulsa. Okla. 
Evans, Lawrence, Tulsa Fire Dept., Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Evans, Harold M., First Nat'l Bank, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Evans, J. E. 9th Co., Ft. Logan, Colo. 
Everett, Walter W., 921 S. Elwood, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Evans, Bery, Sand Springs, Okla. 
Evans, Russell, Collinsville, Okla. 
Evans, J. C, Navy, 2223 E. Burnett, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Fawkes, S. O., c/o Mrs. Sarah Fawkes, 

Shelbyville, Ky. 
Fagg, Geo. E., c/o Mrs. Joe Fagg, 521 

W. Third, Tulsa, Okla. 
Fager, John L., 1609 E. Fourth, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Fast, Roily, Sgt. Hdqtrs. Co., 343d Regt. 

F. A. 90th Div. ; c/o Mrs. Emma Fast, 

510 W. Ninth, Tulsa, Okla. 



TULSA COUNTY'S FIGHTING MEN 



Faust, Fred, 503 W. Fourth, Tulsa, Okla. 
Fall, Thos. F., 512 W. Ninth, Tulsa, Okla. 
Fast, Harry J., 88th Co. 22nd Receiving 

Batallion, Camp Pike, Ark ; c/o Okla. 

Nat. Gas Co., 117 W. Fourth, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Farrar, Edgar F., Camp Travis, Tex. ; 406 

S. Main, Tulsa, Okla. 
Feny, C. W., c/o Elks Club, Tulsa, Okla. 
Felt, Henry L., 4 W. Seventeenth, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Fenestermacher, C. H., 1405 S. Denver, 

Tulsa, Okla. 
Feenberg, Joseph, c/o Feenberg Iron & 

Metal Co., Tulsa, Okla. 
Featherstone[ Chas., Tulsa Grocer; Co., 

Tulsa, Okla. 
Fennon, Harry, 434 N. Boston, Tulsa, Okla. 
Feterly, Frank, c/o Allen Feterly, Red 

Fork, Tulsa, Okla. 
Felts, Geo., West Tulsa, Okla. 
Ferrell, Harry C, Navy, 202 S. Guthrie, 

Tulsa, Okla. 
Fincannon, Omar, c/o Fincannon Bros. 

Gro., 1507 E. Sixth, Tulsa, Okla. 
Fisher, O. E., 708 N. Denver, Tulsa, Okla. 
Fitzgerald, T. E., c/o Mrs. Dora M., 1222 

S. Chey., Tulsa, Okla. 
Fifer, W. E., Box No. 362, Tulsa, Okla. 
Fitzgerald, Maurice, 1222 S. Chey., Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Fields, John W., Chauffer in Army, 301% 

E. Third, Tulsa, Okla. 
Fleming, Chester, 412 S. Frisco, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Flynn, Julius, Tulsa Grocer Co., Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Flanagan, Joseph L., 2604 E. Tenth, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Flanagan, Martin, 2604 E. Tenth, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Flanagan, James W., 2604 E. Tenth, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Flanagan, Wm. P., 2604 E. Tenth, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Flanagan, Wm. J., 2608 E. Tenth, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Ford, Hart, c/o H. T. Ford, 215 W. Lat- 
imer, Tulsa, Okla. 
Foy, B. C, c/o Mr. Sam Foy, Wingo, Ky., 

R. R. No. 3. 
Foster, E. D., c/o Mrs. Hattie Foster, 

Roger, Ark., Box No. 222. 
Foushee, Chas. L., c/o Mrs. Chas. L. Fou- 

shee, Jr., Box No. 277, R. No. 7, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Foy, O. E., c/o Mrs. Sam Foy, Wingo, Ky., 

R. R. No. 3. 
Fountain, John A., 2623 E. Seventh, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Foster, Roy W., 113 E. Second, Tulsa, Okla. 
Forrester, Clarence C, 1317 E. Second, 

Tulsa, Okla. 
Fox, Philip A., 1740 S. Boulder, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Fort, David L., 2nd S. Yorktown, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Foor, Wade, Police Station, Tulsa, Okla. 
Frasher, Armour, Elks Club, Tulsa, Okla. 
Frost, C. H., Elks Club, Tulsa, Okla. 
French, Phillip K., 503 Brockman Apts., 

Tulsa, Okla. 
Frommel, Oscar Rue, c/o Herman Wagner, 

639 W. Thirty-Fourth, New York, N. Y. 
Frisinger, G. J., 315 S. Denver, Tulsa, Okla. 



Frasher, J. E., 223 N. Main, Tulsa, Okla. 
Freese, E. C, Dr., Tulsa, Okla., Gen. Del. 
Frasher, Elmer E., 33 N. Yorktown, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Friend, Joseph A., 1244 S. Detroit, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Friend, Edward C, 1244 S. Detroit, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
French, Oscar, 110% S. Main, Tulsa, Okla. 
French, Frederick R., N. 1 Canal, New 

Orleans, La. 
Frantz, Harry P., 705 S. Elwood, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Franks, Roy, c/o Okla. Nat. Gas Co., 117 

W. Fourth, Tulsa, Okla. 
Francisco, LaVerne, 627 N. Main, Sand 

Springs, Okla. 
Franchot, D. W., 808 S. Cheyenne, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Fritze, John H., 1235 Carson, Tulsa, Okla. 
Friday, Rudolph, 23 S. Grant, Sand 

Springs, Okla. 
Frieland, Guy, Winfield, Kansas. 
Fulton, Thos. R., Ex. Nat'l Bank, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Fulks, J. W., c/o Okla. Nat. Gas Co., 117 

W. Fourth, Tulsa, Okla. 
Funk, Harold R., 1211 S. Chey., Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Galbreth, R. F., Jr., 1302 S. Boulder, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Garrett, R. W., 1614 S. Boulder, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Garrett, C. G., Liberty Nat'l Bank, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Gaines, E. P., Canadian Army, 907 S. Jack- 
son, Tulsa, Okla. 
Garvey, C. C, c/o C. B. Shadwick, Red 

Fork, Okla., Box No. 336. 
Gammon, Arthur J., c/o Mrs. J. E. Wash- 
ington, Jr., 1615 S. Denver, Tulsa, Okla. 
Galasso, John, Gen. Del., Tulsa, Okla. 
Gaines, W. A., c/o Electric Supply Co., 

Tulsa, Okla. 
Gallagher, John J., 1515 S. Denver, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Gallagher, Clarence J., 1515 S. Denver, 

Tulsa, Okla. 
Gallagher, Willard, 1515 S. Denver, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Gardner, Lester O., 117 S. Utica, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Garrigan, Michael, 208 W. Eighth, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Gambill, Edgar M., 1020 S. Quincy, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Gandin, Joseph, West Tulsa, Okla. 
Gavin, Austin, 802 S. Chey., Tulsa, Okla. 
Gavin, James H., 802 S. Chey., Tulsa, Okla. 
Garner, Cal. H., 209 S. Main, Tulsa, Okla. 
George, Leland, c/o Okla. Nat. Gas Co., 

117 W. Fourth, Tulsa, Okla. 
Gehart, Homer L., 25 N. Olympia, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Gillespie, L. A., 325 N. Olympia, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Gillespie, Lee, (deceased) son of Mrs. Jesse 

I. Gillespie, 1202 S. Main, Tulsa, Okla. 
Gilmore, C. R., 045 Montague Ave., Paris, 

France; 1006 N. Denver, Tulsa, Okla. 
Gilbert, John Johnson, Sand Springs, Okla. 
Gillard, Jasper H., c/o Tulsa Decorating 

Co., Tulsa, Okla. 
Gasper, Gillard, c/o Consumers Paint & 

Paper Co., Tulsa, Okla. 



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Gilock, Frisco Section Foreman, Ada, Okla. 
Gillette, Waldon, 402 E. Eighth, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Glover, J. P., Frisco Brakeman, Sapulpa, 

Okla. 
Glass, Joseph, 524 S. Boulder, Tulsa, Okla. 
Gladson, Pearl L, 46th Reg., Heavy Ar- 
tillery; 1214 N. Cinn., Tulsa, Okla. 
Gilmore, Forest, Air Service, Y. M. C. A., 

Tulsa, Okla. 
Gilmore, Roy, Marine Corps, 409 S. Chey., 

Tulsa, Okla. 
Gillespie, John W., Co. C. 43rd Inf., Camp 

Nichols, Box No. 213, Tulsa, Okla. 
Gibbons, Stanley, F. U. S. S. Vulcan, N. 

Y. City ; c/o Postmaster, Gen. Del., Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Gise, Luther R., Army Recruiting Station, 

Tulsa, Okla. 
Gibes, Frank, 220V> S. Frisco, Tulsa, Okla. 
Goode, E. R., Police Station, 1226 Admiral, 

Tulsa, Okla. 
Goldstandt, W. A., c/o Ex. Nat'l Bank. 

Tulsa, Okla. 
Goodson, Fred, c/o G. R. Goodson, Neo- 

desha, Kansas. 
Goodman, F. E., c/o F. E. Goodman, 119 

N. Atchison, El Dorado, Kansas. 
Gordon, R. W., c/o Mrs. R. W. Gordon, 

1746 S. Boston, Tulsa, Okla. 
Goloby, L. H., Sperry, Okla. 
Gorman, John, 306 W. Ninth, Tulsa, Okla. 
Goss, E. S., 502 S. Elgin, Tulsa, Okla. 
Goodman, Archie A., Co. B. 2nd Okla. Inf., 

719 Kennedy Bldg., Tulsa, Okla. 
Goodson, Henry W., Camp Nichols, La., 

743 Kennedy Bldg., Tulsa, Okla. 
Gregory, H. W., c/o Elks Club, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Greene, Opal Scott, Tennison Nat'l Bank, 

Dallas, Texas. 
Gray, C. C, Seventh and Grant, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Grubbs, Clifton M., c/o Mrs. Kate Grubbs, 

20 N. Quincy, Tulsa, Okla. 
Gray, R. R., 54 N. Joliet, Tulsa, Okla. 
Grubbs, D. C, c/o Mrs. Kate Grubbs, 14 

N. Quincy, Tulsa, Okla. 
Gray, Lucien, c/o Mrs. C. L. Gray, Can- 
ton, Kansas. 
Graham, Earl E., c/o Wm. M. Graham, 516 

Hotel Tulsa, Tulsa, Okla. 
Gray, Homer C, 311 W. Thirteenth St., 

Tulsa, Okla. 
Gray, Ted D., 1315 E. Fourth, Tulsa, Okla. 
Graves, W. B., Co. D. 358th Inf. ; c/o Okla. 

Nat. Gas Co., 117 W. Fourth, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Graves, Harry, 312 E. Eleventh, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Graves, Thomas J., Co. L., 142nd Inf., 

A. P. O., No. 796 ; c/o Okla. Nat. Gas 

Co., 117 W. Fourth, Tulsa, Okla. 
Griffin, Richard L., 229 W. Ninth, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Griffith, S. B., Library Apts., Tulsa, Okla. 
Guy, Lawrence M., c/o Frick-Reid Supply 

Co., Tulsa, Okla. 
Guidry, W. E., Port Lavaca, Tex. 
Guiler, Goyd B., 6 N. Wheeling, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Gulihur, Jason D., 924 N. Chey., Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Gunn, L. R., Co. C. 20th M. G. Bn. A. E 

F. ; 220 S. Phoenix, Tulsa, Okla. 



Graham, Walter I., 911 S. Lawton, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Grotkop, Bernard, 320 E. Twentieth, Tulsa. 

Okla. 
Grady, Therlough R., 2631 E. Tenth, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Griby, Wm. H., 107 N. Maybelle, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Grace, Harry T., 107 N. Maybelle, Tulsa. 

Okla. 
Greene, Claud R., 114 N. Gillette, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Grove, Ivan N., Arkansas City, Kansas. 
Grove, Glen C, Camp Nichols, La. ; 511 

W. Third, Tulsa, Okla. 
Graves, Frederick D., 2534 E. Sixth, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Grady, Gordon, Camp Nichols, La., 1007 

Daniel Bldg., Tulsa, Okla. 
Hall, Sep., 501 N. Chey., Tulsa, Okla. 
Hartley, Burton, c/o Elks Club, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Hatch, H. G-, c/o Elks Club, Tulsa, Okla. 
Hauison, D. R., c/o Elks Club, Tulsa, Okla. 
Hamill, P. C, c/o Elks Club, Tulsa, Okla. 
Halvorsen, Ed., Tulsa Fire Dept., Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Hall, O. R., Producers State Bank, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Harry, C. J., 322 S. Guthrie, Tulsa, Okla. 
Hamilton, Jess, 118 W. Fourth, Tulsa, Okla. 
Haskins, H. A., c/o Mrs. Eva Parks, 410 

W. Twelfth, Tulsa, Okla. 
Harod, Ray H., 702 S. Norfolk, Tulsa, Okla. 
Harrison, C. L., 1538 S. Norfolk, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Harbison, C. W., c/o Oil Well Supply Co., 

Tulsa, Okla. 
Harper, John, c/o Wm. M. Harper, West 

Tulsa, Okla., Box No. 315. 
Hessler, R. B., c/o Elks Club, Tulsa, Okla. 
Henry, Carl D., c/o Elks Club, Tulsa, Okla. 
Helms, R. A., Union Nat'l Bank, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Helper, David E., Mrs. Catherine Helper, 

Hawthorne, Penn. 
Hansen, W. W., c/o W. W. Hansen, c/o 

Ex. Nat'l Bank, Tulsa, Okla. 
Hammett, T. H., 909 S. Denver, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Ham, Paul, B. L. Ham, West, Tulsa, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Haddon, J. Gordon, c/o Mrs. J. E. Had- 

don, Longdale, Okla. 
Hays. H. E., c/o Mrs. M. Hays, 314 E. 

Walnut, Rogers, Ark. 
Hamilton, Steel, c/o Mrs. Susan M. Hamil- 
ton, 702 S. Lawton, Tulsa, Okla. 
Harman, L. Carl, c/o Mrs. W. S. Harman, 

Effingham, Kansas. 
Hargis, E., c/o Mrs. E. Hargis, 1812 Lant, 

Topeka, Kansas. 
Hanley, J. P., Co. B. 110 S. S. Bn. A. P. 

O. No. 743; 1247 S. Cinn., Tulsa, Okla. 
Halbert, Waid K., Times-Democrat, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Hays, Norman, 1523 E. Third, Tulsa, Okla. 
Ham, A. B., 610 S. Cinn., Tulsa, Okla. 
Hannigan, Thos. F., Titusville, Pa. 
Hammond, John L., Packard Okla. Motor 

Co., Tulsa, Okla. 
Hanesler, Fred, c/o Frick-Reid Supply Co., 

Tulsa Okla. 
Hall, J. R., 511 N. Frisco, Tulsa, Okla. 
Hagan, H. H., c/o Texas Co., Tulsa, Okla. 



TULSA COUNTY'S FIGHTING MEN 



Hall, Burnett C, U. S. A.; Sand Springs, 

Okla. 
Hall, Robt. H., Hallis Rooms, Tulsa, Okla. 
Hall, Forest, 1107 S. Denver, Tulsa, Okla. 
Harvey, J. E., Brakeman, Frisco, Ada, 

Okla. 
Harvey, Marion N., 801 S. Quincy, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Harris, Gerald R., 518 S. Frisco, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Harris, Guy W., 518 S. Frisco, Tulsa, Okla. 
Handley, Ralph A., 2901 Barton, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Handley, P. Paul, Lieut., 2901 Barton, 

Tulsa, Okla. 
Hardman, Kenneth A., c/o Elks County 

Oil & Gas Co., Tulsa, Okla. 
Halloway, Robert, 1619 S. Baltimore, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Hanie, A. Ward, 321 E. Elgin, Tulsa, Okla. 
Harlan, Horace G., 809 S. Main, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Hackbusch, Henry C, U. S. N., 841 N. 

Chey., Tulsa, Okla. 
Haskell, C. Joseph, Hotel Tulsa, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Hale, Linney D., West Tulsa, Okla. 
Hays, Roy N., U. S. N., 1214 S. Cinn., 

Tulsa, Okla. 
Hardy, Ralph W., 1147 S. Peoria, Tulsa. 

Okla. 
Hamilton, Frederick L., 410 N. Denver, 

Tulsa, Okla. 
Handford, Edward C, 415 First Nat'l Bank 

Bldg., Tulsa, Okla. 
Hannah, Robert M., c/o Okla. Nat. Gas 

Co., 117 W. Fourth, Tulsa, Okla. 
Hardesty, Ray G., 23 S. Gillette, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Hayden, Hen W., 313 S. Lansing, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Harbert, L. C, 124 N. Yorktown, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Hause, Joe, Claremore, Okla. 
Harris, Arthur S., 223 W. Cameron, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Hendrick, Donald, c/o Mrs. Eula Hendrick, 

Box No. 7, West Tulsa, Okla. 
Henry, E. J., c/o Mrs. Margaret Henry, 

34 S. Fifteenth, Kansas City, Kansas, 
Heath, C. J., 405 E. Eighth, Tulsa, Okla. 
Henderson, A. L., 1611 S. Trenton, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Heaton, Ralph E., 1915 Forest Ave., Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Heins, A. C, c/o Texas Pipe Line Co., 

Tulsa, Okla. 
Hernlow, H. M., 412 N. Cinn., Tulsa, Okla. 
Hendren, Cooper, 812 College, Tulsa, Okla. 
Hess, John L., 117 W. Brady, Tulsa, Okla. 
Herndon, B. H., Switchman, Frisco, Sa- 

pulpa, Okla. 
Hellery, Harvey A., Qu. S. A., 1592 S. 

Boston, Tulsa, Okla. 
Heller, Harold, U. S. A., 1502 S. Boston, 

Tulsa Okla. 
Herrick', Geo..' U. S. A., 312 S. Wheeling, 

Tulsa Okla. 
Henry, Roy H., U. S. N., c/o T. B. Henry, 

Pres. Red Fork Bank, Red Fork, Okla. 
Herrold, Chas., 1115 E. First, Tulsa, Okla. 
Heald, Glenn F., Lieut., U. S. A., 1226 S. 

Boulder, Tulsa, Okla. 
Henry, Benton D., Corps, U. S. A. : 7 N. 

Madison, Tulsa, Okla. 



Hildebrand, C. C, 621V'. S. Boulder, Tulsa. 

Okla. 
Hisey, Stanley, 1410 S. Boulder, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Hill, D. I., 415 S. Denver, Tulsa, Okla. 
Hicks, Bob, c/o Mrs. R. F. Hicks, Adair, 

Okla. 
Hilton, R. D., c/o R. D. Hilton, 1420 S. 

Baltimore, Tulsa, Okla. 
Hippie, R. R., c/o T. H. Hippie, 118 Cher- 
ry, Paris, 111. 
Hieronymus, F. M., c/o Mr. Frank Frantz, 

713 N. Dewey, Tulsa, Okla. 
Hinds. J. H., 1223 N. Cinn., Tulsa. Okla. 
Higgins, W. W., c/o S. E. R. C. American 

E. Forces, Italy, via New York. 
Hickman, W. E., 1504 Commerce, Dallas, 

Tex. 
Hisey, Stanley F., Sergt. U. S. A.. 1410 

Boulder, Tulsa, Okla. 
Hill, Wm. N., Corp. U. S. A., 308 Palace 

Bldg., Tulsa, Okla. 
Hickman, Mrs. W. E., 1504 Commerce, 

Dallas, Tex. 
Hix, Guy E.. U. S. A., 316 N. Chey., Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Hines, Jack, c/o Right Way Laundry Co., 

Tulsa, Okla. 
Hooker, John A., 1216 W. Seventh, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Hopkins, Chas. F., Major, 511-12 Kennedy 

Bldg., Tulsa, Okla. 
Holloway, R. C, 1619 S. Baltimore, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Hoxiston, C. V., 623 N. Main, Tulsa, Okla. 
Howard, C. E., c/o Mrs. Anna Kling, 1037 

Cecil Ave., Louisville, Ky. 
Hollingsworth, W. E., c/o Mrs. Fred Wag>- 

ner, 801 E. Seventh, Tulsa, Okla. 
Hoagland, Raymond, 903 Guthrie, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Hoss, Leslie B., Southern Hardware Co., 

Tulsa Okla. 
Hobb, LeRoy, Battery F. 20th Field Ar- 
tillery, Camp Stanley, Leon Springs, 

Tex. ; McAlester, Okla. 
Hourigan, Dan, Box No. 362, Tulsa, Okla. 
Holtzinger, S. V., 3124 E. Fourth, Kendall 

Addition, Tulsa, Okla. 
Hoss, Franklin, U. S. A., 1325 S. Denver, 

Tulsa, Okla. 
Horning, Noah O., U. S. A. 1222 Quincy 

Tulsa, Okla. 
Hodges, R. E., c/o Okla. Nat. Gas Co., 117 

W. Fourth, Tulsa, Okla. 
Horton, Leo, U. S. A., Red Fork. Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Horn, Forrest, U. S. A., First, West Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Holt, Lester B., Sergt. U. S. A., 316 S. 

Wheeling, Tulsa, Okla. 
Hoffman, Robert C, 1619 S. Baltimore. 

Tulsa, Okla. 
Holbert, Ellis K., U. S. A., 717 S. Boulder, 

Tulsa Okla 
House, Fred, U. S. A., Third, West Tulsa, 

Okla. 
House, Joseph F., Red Fork, Tulsa, Okla. 
Hoon, Clinton F., U. S. A., 30 N. May- 
belle, Tulsa, Okla. 
Holbert, Chas., U. S. A., 717 S. Boulder, 

Tulsa, Okla. 
Hotson, James C, U. S. A., 429 N. Cinn., 

Tulsa, Okla. 



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Holt, L. B., Sergt., 316 S. Wheeling, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Hollingsworth, B. L., 18th Aero Construc- 
tion Co. ; 801 E. Seventh, Tulsa, Okla. 
Hodges, Archie W., 39 N. Zunis, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Hopkins, T. C, Sixth and Clelland, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Hodge, James D., Jr., Camp Travis, Tex., 
Empire Refining Co., Tulsa, Okla. 
Hutcherson, Thos. R., U. S. A., 1430 E. 

Second, Tulsa, Okla. 
Hull, Dewitt, U. S. A.. 1128 S. Main, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Hunt, Adolph, U. S. A., 526 N. Main, 

Tulsa, Okla. 
Humphrey, Murray, U. S. A., 1427 E. Sec- 
ond, Tulsa, Okla. 
Hughlett, Irving C, Sergt. U. S. A., 1427 

E. Second, Tulsa, Okla. 
Hutchins, Chas. E., 224 N. Wilson, Sand 

Springs, Okla. 
Humphrey, Buel H., Owasso, Okla. 
Hudgens, Robert H., Co. Roster, 1441 S. 

Main, Tulsa, Okla. 
Huggins, Charlotte, 1537 S. Madson, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Hull, G. I., Elks Club, Tulsa, Okla. 
Hurley, P. J., 7 E. Eleventh, Tulsa, Okla. 
Hurley, John, American Nat'l Bank, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Hughes. Chas., Box No. 562, Tulsa, Okla. 
Hunter, I. E., c/o Ira E. Hunter, c/o West 

Tulsa Bank, West Tulsa, Okla. 
Huff, R. C, 1225 S. Boston, Tulsa, Okla. 
Hurst, Louis G., 222 N. Elwood, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Huggins, R. G., West Tulsa, Okla., Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Hughes, Fred H., c/o J. A. Hughes, Le- 
banon, Mo. 
Hunt, O. E., c/o Bank of Wise, 124 S. 

Pinckney, Madison, Wise. 
Hull, J. A., c/o American Y. M. C. A., 

No. 12 Rued A'guesseau, Paris, France. 
Hurt, Fred, c/o Halliburton- Abbott Co., 

Tulsa, Okla. 
Hunt, Tom, Eighteenth & Norfolk, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Hurst, Wm. F., Navy, 319 S. Lansing, 

Tulsa, Okla. 
Hull, Joseph P., Morris, Okla. 
Hyde, C. E., c/o Elks Club, Tulsa, Okla. 
Impey, Wm. F., U. S. A., 1634 Jefferson, 

Tulsa, Okla. 
Ingram, Roy, U. S. A., 128 E. Jasper, 

Tulsa, Okla. 
Ingram, Mitchell, Army Hospital, Ellis 

Island, N. Y. ; c/o LaSalle, Hotel, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Irvin, Hardin D., U. S. A., Lieut., 307 S. 

Frisco, Tulsa, Okla. 
Iverson, Paul, 1152 N. Denver, Tulsa, Okla. 
Iverson, Wm. J., U. S. A., 1122 S. Clel- 
land, Tulsa, Okla. 
Iverson, Alvin M. Instr., U. S. N., 1152 

N. Denver, Tulsa, Okla. 
Jamar, W. W., Ex. Nat'l Bank, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Jack, Rex., 211 S. Maybelle, Tulsa, Okla. 
Jarnagin, W. L., c/o Mrs. Eliza Jarna- 

gin, Box No. 86, Dallas, Tex. 
Jackman, Henry, c/o Mrs. Park Jackman, 

603 W. Walnut, Rogers, Ark. 



Jakousky, Sydney, c/o Palace Clothiers, 

Tulsa, Okla. 
Jarvis, c/o Texas Pipe Line Co., Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Jackson, J. H., Tulsa Grocer Co., Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Jamison, Wm. E. Jenkins, 1224 E. Second 

Tulsa, Okla. 
James, Frank A., 1616 E. Sixth, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Jacobs, J. H., Hdg. C. A. T. F., 539 S. 

Victor, Tulsa, Okla. 
Jennings, L. E., 1628 S. Rockford, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Jenkins, Ervin C, c/o Mrs. Wm. Jenkins, 

Parkview Place, Tulsa, Okla. 
Jennings, Kenneth, Marlow, Okla. 
Johnson, J. B., Sulphur Springs, Ark. 
Johnson, Guy W., 1236 S. Cinn., Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Johnson, Sid., Tulsa Fire Dept., Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Johnson, Fred, Ex. Nat'l Bank, Tulsa, Okla. 
Johns, J. B., Police Station, Tulsa, Okla. 
Jones, Burnham, Ex,. Nat'l Bank, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Jordan, J. M., c/o Mrs. Lulu Teter, Gen. 

Del., Tulsa, Okla. 
Johnson, Grover E., c/o Ex. Nat'l Bank, 

Tulsa, Okla. 
Jorgensen, Chris C, c/o Postmaster, West 

Tulsa, Okla 
Johnson, G. E., Box No. 362, Tulsa, Okla., 

Gen. Del. 
Jochem, A. N., 21 W. First, Tulsa, Okla. 
Johnson, I. W., c/o Johnson Groceries, 

Tulsa, Okla. 
Johnson, Tim, c/o Southern Hardware Co., 

Tulsa, Okla. 
Jordan, A. C, 1212 Admiral, Tulsa, Okla. 
Jobe, Dalton, c/o Vandever Dry Goods Co., 

Tulsa, Okla. 
Jones, Louis, Drexel Hotel, Tulsa, Okla. 
Jones, Austin, 511 S. Cinn., Tulsa, Okla. 
Johnson, Ralph, Amb. Corp. 117th Train, 

42nd Div., A. E. Forces; 206 N. Frisco, 

Tulsa, Okla. 
Johnson, J. B., 209 S. Elwood, Tulsa, Okla. 
Juhre, R. G., c/o Mrs. Chas. Juhre, Rog- 
ers, Ark. 
Judy, F. S., c/o Miss Edna E. Thome, 906 

E. State, Lawrenceville, 111. 
Justice, G. E., U. S. A., 245 E. Illinois, 

Tulsa, Okla., c/o C. H. Justice. 
Kapple, E. C, c/o Mrs. Eva Kapple Con- 
way, Mo. R. R. No. 1, Box No. 51. 
Kafer, Joseph F., Battery F, 36th Reg. C. 

A. C. Cp., Eustic, Va. c/o Okla. Natural 

Gas Co., 117 W. Fourth, Tulsa, Okla. 
Keith, Kenneth, Claremore, Okla. 
Kemper, W. E., c/o Elks Club, Tulsa, Okla. 
Koehane, Jno. M., Dallas, Tex. 
Kethley, J. G., c/o Mrs. J. G. Kethley, West 

Tulsa Okla. 
Kelleher, Jno. J., 615 E. Fourth, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Kerr, T. B., c/o Mrs. J. T. Kerr, 618 Kan- 
kakee, Muskogee, Okla. 
Kenney, E. N., c/o E. N. Kenney Hdq. Co., 

815 Magdalene, San Angelo, Texas. 
Keeney, Don, c/o Mrs. M. H. Keeney, Fay- 

etteville, Ark. 
Kerwin, D. E., Tulsa, Okla. Box No. 302. 
Keith, Horace J., c/o Mrs. C. M. Keith, 

14 N. Lawton, Tulsa, Okla. 



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Kerr, Alexander H., Special Assist. Secy. 

of Agriculture, 1895 First, Washington, 

D. C. 
Kerwin, Daniel E., Jackson Barracks, Box 

No. 302, Tulsa, Okla. 
Kerstetter, Frank, 16 W. Seventh, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Kessler, R. B., 1417 S. Cameron, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Kenney, Edward Nash, Camp Nichols, Box 

312, Tulsa, Okla. 
Kelly, Miss Mildred L., Red Cross Nurse, 

Camp Shelby, Miss., c/o Tulsa Hospital, 

Tulsa, Okla. 
Kinley, James O., Sapulpa, Okla. 
Kirskeey, M. M., 1530 Park, DeRidder, La. 
King, Geo., 16 S. Madison, Tulsa, Okla. 
Kimsey, Roy E., U. S. A., 726 W. Fourth, 

Tulsa Okla. 
King, Francis, Corp. U. S. A., 1410 S. Cin- 
cinnati, Tulsa, Okla. 
Killion, Howard R., Quartermaster U. S. 

A.; 922 E. Eighth, Tulsa, Okla. 
Kirk, Homer, 307 S. Houston, Tulsa, Okla. 
Kline, Francis R., Post Office, Tulsa, Okla. 
Kiper, Fred N., Camp Travis, Tex. ; 910 S. 

Lawton, Tulsa, Okla. 
Kidd, Earl K., Camp Nichols, La. ; 1621 

Rio Grande, El Paso, Tex. 
Konz, Paul, c/o Elks Club, Tulsa, Okla. 
Kornegay, Clarence, Vinita, Okla. 
Kraemer, P. H., c/o Tulsa Street Railway, 

Tulsa Okla. 
Kuck, C. B., c/o Mrs. C. D. Kuck, White 

Hall, 111.; c/o A. E. Hudson. 
Kuhns, James W., 1623 S. Boulder, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Kelley, R. C, c/o Iron Mountain Oil Co., 

Tulsa, Okla. 
Kerr, Rev. C. W., 709 S. Boston, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Kennamer, Otis, U. S. A., 2412 E. Seventh, 

Tulsa Okla. 
Kelly, Wm. R., U. S. A., 645 N. Cheyenne, 

Tulsa Okla. 
Kelley, Kerr W, U. S. A., 1103 N. Chey., 

Tulsa Okla 
Kennedy, Lieut. Edgar, U. S. A., 133 N. El- 
wood, Tulsa, Okla. 
Kesseler, Raymond B., 1417 Easton, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Landes, Guy M., c/o First National Bank, 

Tulsa, Okla. 
Laird, A., c/o Mrs. G. W. Laird, Cooledge, 

Texas. 
Lambert, Boies P., c/o Cosden & Co., 

Tulsa, Okla. 
Lawrence, Guy W., c/o Mrs. Cora Stanley, 

Nelagony, Okla. ; c/o J. W. Gates. 
Lawley, Creed, c/o Miss Cass Kennedy, 902 

S. Cheyenne, Tulsa, Okla. 
Lamberth, J. H., c/o Biddie McCoin, Le- 
banon, Mo. 
Laufman, K. L., 1122 S. Elgin, Tulsa, Okla. 
Laxton. R. C, c/o C. F. Bonx, 721 E. 

Ninth, Ada, Okla. 
Laxton, R. C. 

Laurcey, W. M., New Smyrna, Fla. 
Lamb, R. J., Fifteenth and Evans, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Land, Billy, Electric Contracting Co., Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Laws, Herbert, U. S. A., Home Gardens, 

Tulsa, Okla. 
Laws, Lloyd, U. S. A., Home Gardens, 

Tulsa, Okla. 



Lantz, Laxear H., Capt. U. S. A., 1308 S. 

Main, Tulsa, Okla. 
Landa, Ben, U. S. A., 436 N. Boston, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Lamb, Ralph C, U. S. A., 2827 E. Eighth, 

Tulsa, Okla. 
Lawrence, James, U. S. A., 838 E. Archer, 

Tulsa, Okla. 
Larmer, Earl E., U. S. A., Tulsa, Okla.. 

Gen. Del. 
Lang, Herbert C, Jr., Seaman U. S. N., 

502 Cheyenne, Tulsa, Okla. 
Larkin, Rodney E., Corp. U. S. A., Box 

75, Tulsa, Okla. 
Lamon, Harry F., U. S. N, 108 N. Nogales. 

Tulsa, Okla. 
Layman, Benj., Corp. U. S. A., 319% E. 

Third, Tulsa, Okla. 
Laywell, Marshall A., U. S. A., 317 W. 

Second, Sand Springs, Okla. 
Laughlin, John A., U. S. A., 1649 E. Tenth. 

Tulsa, Okla. 
Laster, Ernest H., Corp. U. S. A., c/o Mrs. 
Laura Mitchell, Tulsa, Okla. 
Lambert, Cliff W., Sergt. U. S. A., 108 N. 

Yorktown, Tulsa, Okla. 
Lamb, D. D., 2827 E. Eighth, Tulsa, Okla. 
Lack, Abram, U. S. Marines, 211 W. First, 

Tulsa, Okla. 
Laws, Paul L., 18 S. Nogales, Tulsa, Okla. 
Latta, V. C, Gen Del., Tulsa, Okla. 
Leader, Joe, c/o Elks Club, Tulsa, Okla. 
LeBus, Robert, 501 S. Denver, Tulsa, Okla. 
Levering, Roy S., c/o Tulsa, Okla., Gen. 

Del. 
Lewis, Kent D., Rooms Y. M. C. A., Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Lewis, Geo. F., c/o Post Office, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Leggett, R. B., Box 362, Tulsa, Okla. 
LeVan, H. G., Decard Points, Tenn. 
Leever, J. G., Frisco Engineer ; Sapulpa, 

Okla. 
Leonard, Daniel B., 108 E. King, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Lewis, Geo. R., Corp. U. S. A.. 2700 E. 
Sixth, Tulsa, Okla. 
Lee, Robert E., Stigler, Okla. 
Leakley, Rube, Arkansas City, Kan. 
Leonard, Geo. E., Navy, c/o Gypsy Oil Co., 

Tulsa, Okla. 
Lewis, O. P., Aline, Okla. 
Livingston, N. R., Sapulpa, Okla. 
Livingston, James L., c/o Elks Club, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Livingston, Julius, 702 S. Elwood, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Livingston, W- R., Exchange National 

Bank, Tulsa, Okla. 
Lillystrand, W. A., 1211 S. Cheyenne. 

Tulsa, Okla. 
List, John, c/o West Tulsa State Bank. 

Tulsa Okla. 
Lilly, Geo. H., c/o Miss Ethel Lilly, 44 E. 

Main, Bradford, Pa. 
Lindsay, Carl Elmer, c/o Mrs. Lela Lind- 
say, 615 W. Twelfth, Tulsa, Okla. 
Lillis, J. J., Box 455, Tulsa, Okla. 
Lind, Harry A., 124 S. Quanah, Tulsa. 

Okla. 
Lind, Elmer W., U. S. A., 124 S. Quanah, 

Tulsa, Okla. 
Livingston, D. Carl, 702 S. Elwood, Tulsa. 

Okla. 
Lieber, Fred, c/o Baker, Vawter & Wolfe, 

Tulsa. Okla. , ,j 



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Lore, Chas., Sand Springs, Okla. 
Lowe, R. Vester, Post Office, Tulsa, Okla. 
Lovitt, M., c/o Mrs. E. Lovitt, Jenks, Okla. 
Lloyd, J. P., c/o Mrs. E. J. Lloyd, 602 S. 

Broadway, Ft. Scott, Kan. 
Locke, J. C, 1230 E. Second, Tulsa, Okla. 
Lloyd, Melvin, U. S. A., 139 E. Independ- 
ence. Tulsa, Okla. 
Long, Edward, U. S. A., 206 E. First, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Long, Ivan G., U. S. A., 110y 2 S. Boulder, 

Tulsa, Okla. 
Long, E. A., c/o Oklahoma Natural Gas 

Co., 117 W. Fourth, Tulsa, Okla. 
Lockwood, Geo. W.. U. S. A., 1314 Main, 

Tulsa, Okla. 
Lowry, O. Preston, 533 W. Brady, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Lowe, Oliver W., 716 S. Quaker, Tulsa. 

Okla. 
Lockwood, Clarence, 927 Mayo Bldg., Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Lukin, Chas. F., 503 Brockman Apts., 

Tulsa, Okla. 
Luckey, Howard, 712 S. Cheyenne, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Luckett, T. Bruce, 112 W. Jasper, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Lukenbill, Lotus V., 524 Troost, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Lundy, Hubert, U. S. A., 186 S. Troost, 

Tulsa, Okla. 
Luckensmeier, W. C, Box 175, Tulsa, Okla. 
Lynch, Joseph, 2 S. Yorktown, Tulsa, Okla. 
Lynch. Ralph F., 730 S. Olympia, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Lynch, Golding, 716 N. Cheyenne, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Lynch, Neil H.. Corp. U. S. A., 1307 S. 

Main, Tulsa, Okla. 
Mangan, L. J., c/o Elks Club, Tulsa, Okla. 
Maile, Albert, c/o Elks Club, Tulsa. Okla. 
Macon, O. F., Exchange National Bank. 

Tulsa, Okla. 
Masterman, Ned, 1241 S. Detroit, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Marr, Luther D., Jr., 2731 Benton Blvd., 

Kansas City, Mo. 
Massy, M. H., 612 W. Fifth, Tulsa, Okla. 
Mackey, B. W., Gen. Del., Tulsa, Okla. 
Maple, Jos. M., c/o Miss Gertrude Maple, 

1409 Temple Place, Tulsa, Okla. 
Matthews, A. J., c/o Miss Dolly Matthews, 

Savoy, Texas. 
Manroe, Donald, 401 S. Denver, Tulsa, Okla. 
Martin, B. J., Columbia Hotel, Tulsa, Okla. 
Martz, H. D., c/o Mrs. A. H. Martz, 1105 

Conger, Mt. Vernon, 111. 
Maher. J. M., c/o Mrs. E. J. Maher, 812 

S. Cherokee, Muskogee, Okla. 
Matteson, Geo. C, 1507 S. Main, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Mathis, Harold J., 1011 W. Fourth, Okla- 
homa City, Okla. 
Masters, Harry S., c/o Mrs. H. S. Masters, 

318 S. Detroit, Tulsa. Okla. 
Maloney, R. L.. 620 W. Seventh, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Mason, Carlton C, c/o Mrs. Jack Mason, 

712 S. Boston, Tulsa, Okla. 
Mathis, Frank, 711 S. Elwood, Tulsa, Okla. 
Marshall, K. C, c/o Halliburton-Abbott, 

Tulsa, Okla. 
Maloney, Geo., c/o Mrs. O. W. Maloney, 
614 Buena Vista, Tulsa, Okla. 



Mahoney, R. A., 614 Buena Vista, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Mallory, Robt., c/o Mayo Furniture Co., 

Tulsa, Okla. 
Mathis, Wallace, c/o Palace Clothiers, 

Tulsa, Okla. 
Martin, Jack, S. Wheeling, Tulsa, Okla. 
Martin, F. E., c/o Texas Pipe Line Co., 

Tulsa, Okla. 
Maloney, Wayne, 614 Buena Vista, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Maloney, Ray, Maloney Tank Co., Tulsa, 

Okla. 
MacDonnell, Duncan, (deceased) c/o A. D. 
MacDonnell, Elks Club, Tulsa, Okla. 
Matofsky, Sam, c/o Palace Clothiers, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Martin, Bert, 408 E. Ninth, Tulsa, Okla. 
Martin, Harry W., U. S. A., E. Ninth, 

Tulsa, Okla. 
Magnuson, Wallace, 1325 S. Denver, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Manguson, W. W., 1325 S. Denver, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Manguson, Edwin G., U. S. A., 1325 S. 

Denver, Tulsa, Okla. 
Mason, John A., U. S. A., 247 S. Utica, 

Tulsa, Okla. 

Mason, Andrew L., 247 S. Utica, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Mallory, D. C, McAlester, Okla. 
Mayo, Albert H., 701 S. Denver, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Mayher, Jesse, U. S. A., West Tulsa, Okla. 
Mangan, Frank L., Corp. U. S. A., Tulsa 

World, Tulsa, Okla. 
Mackay, Benj., U. S. A., 1227 S. Cheyenne, 

Tulsa, Okla. 
Mallet, Raymond, 116 N. Lawton, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Manahan, Paul, U. S. A., 3 S. Norfolk, 

Tulsa Okla 
Markway, Fred J., U. S. A., G. M. & H. 

Transfer Co., Tulsa, Okla. 
Mackin, R. F., 120 N. Nogales, Tulsa, Okla. 
Madden, John J., 401 S. Cheyenne, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Maloney, O. W., 514 W. Fourth, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Mayo, Leon H., 701 S. Denver, Tulsa, Okla. 
Mars, Edward W., Co. D. 111th Engineers; 

c/o Reg. Band, Sapulpa, Okla. 
Malkus, H. P., Tulsa World, Tulsa, Okla. 
Marshall, Wm., Ft. Riley, Kan. ; 106 N. 

Maybelle, Tulsa. Okla. 
Mason, M. L., 402 S. Victor, Tulsa, Okla. 
Mason, Alfred J., Camp Travis, Texas ; 247 

S. Utica, Tulsa, Okla. 
Martin, Lieut. Geo. Frisbee, Field Artillery, 

Camp Taylor, Louisville, Ky., O. T. S. ; 

718 S. Boston, Tulsa, Okla. 
Mason, Monroe, 1002 S. Detroit, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Martin, Robert Bruce, Co. 614, Barracks, 

Mo. 914 Camp Farragut, Great Lakes, 

111.: 818 S. Boston, Tulsa, Okla. 
Marlow, Harry, 324 N. Zunis, Tulsa, Okla. 
Mace, Max, 614 Fourth, Tulsa, Okla. 
Magee, Carl, Black Pet. Co., Tulsa, Okla. 
Mattison, John D., Fortress Monroe, Va. ; 

Lindner Oil & Gas Co., Tulsa, Okla. 
Martin, Eugene, Box 112, Tulsa, Okla. 
McCorkle, Lewis C, U. S. A.. 1536 E. Fifth, 

Tulsa, Okla. 



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McAHster, Bruce S., 905 S. Denver, Tulsa. 

Oda. 
McClelland, J. D., 45 Montague, Paris, 

Fiance ; Chamber of Commerce, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
McEfcany, Jesse S., U. S. A., 1427 E. Third 

Tuisa, Okla. 
McGmw, L. Jaw, Switchman, Afton, Okla. 
McKkiley, Wm, C, 1120 S. Denver, Tulsa, 

Okia. 
McKendry, Curry C., U. S. A., 106 N. Law- 
ton, Tulsa, Okla. 
McCarty, E., c/o Right Way Laundry Co., 

Tulsa, Okla. 
McCabe, Russell, Pittsburg, Pa. 
McCIure, Howard, Pawhuska, Okla. 
McDo»ald, J. V., 403 Unity Bldg., Tulsa, 

Okla. 
McKeever, Earl, 113 E. Sixth, Tulsa, Okla. 
McCoraick, Basil, 318 E. Third, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
McGarity, Marvin, Texas Co., Tulsa, Okla. 
McCuen, John W., 150 S. Trenton, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
McKinley, Wm. Davis, 1120 S. Denver, 

Tulsa Okla 
McMiehael, Roy, 716 W. Ninth, Tulsa, Okla. 
Mclrvin, Capt. A. H., Co. C. Inf. National 

Guard; 418 N. Main, Tulsa, Okla. 
Mcintosh, K. P., Gen. Del., Tulsa, Okla. 
McJunkin. Jno., R. C. A. S. D., c/o Y. M. 

C. A., Ft. Monroe, Va. ; 701 N. Cheyenne, 

Tulsa, Okla. 
Mclnnis, Ernest E., 112 N. York, Tulsa, 

Okla. 

McCarty, Claude E., 412 W. Third. Tulsa, 

Okla. 
McGuire, Bird, Lakeview Place, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
McCarty, E., 610 Daniel Bldg., Tulsa, Okla. 
McMiehael, J. C, 1119 S. Elwood, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
McNamana, T. N., c/o Elks Club, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
McMurphy, Chas. E., c/o Elks Club, Tulsa, 

Okla, 
McMahon, D. F., McMahon Pet. Co., 5th 

floor World Bldg., Tulsa, Okla. 
McDonald, W. L., 1001 S. Boulder, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
McGuire, Rolland, Pawhuska, Okla. 
McCucheon, C. M., 1106 S. Boulder, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
McMath, C. J., c/o Mrs. G. C. McMath, 

Sheridan, Ind. ; Tulsa, Okla. 
McMahon, James H., c/o J. H. McMahon ; 

c/o First National Bank, Lawton, Okla. 
McKeown, Mayo, 721 W. Ninth, Tulsa, Okla. 
McGinty, G. E., c/o Mrs. C. L. McGinty, 

4742 Moffitt, St. Louis, Mo. 
McGamey, Henry, 119 S. Maybelle, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
McCleary, J. W., c/o Mrs. Anna McCleary, 

4136 Westminister Blvd., St. Louis, Mo. 
McConnell, Jas. F., c/o Mrs. L. A. Mc- 

Connell, 55 S. Seventeenth, Kansas City, 

Mo. 
McNew, D. G., c/o G. F. McNew, Okaw- 

ville, 111. 
McHenry, Lee, 1427 E. Third, Tulsa, Okla. 
McDonald, M. J., c/o Emmet McDonald, 

1646 S. Main, Tulsa, Okla. 
McCune, Murray, brother of C. E. McCune, 
• 302 S. Nogales, Tulsa, Okla. 



McKerren, B. A., c/o Texas Pipe Line Co., 

Tulsa, Okla. 
McGuire, Leo F., 1233 E. Second, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
McGiven, P. V., Navy, 417i/ 2 S. Main, 

Tulsa, Okla. 
McRae, Clarence, c/o Palace Clothiers, 

Tulsa, Okla. 
McKee, Roy E., 511a W. Fourth, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
McGinnis C. Robt., U. S. A. Rms., 110 S. 

Main, Tulsa, Okla. 
McGinnis, John W., 110 S. Main, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
McKeon, Chester D., U. S. A., 1501 S. 

Cheyenne, Tulsa, Okla. 
McNeil, B. Frank, 113 W. Second, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
McDonnell, James W.. U. S. A., 317 E. 

Eighteenth, Tulsa, Okla. 
McDonald, Cecil, c/o Miss Elizabeth Neil, 

234 E. Fourteenth, Tulsa, Okla. 
Mcintosh, Tom, c/o Oklahoma Natural Gas 

Co., 117 W. Fourth, Tulsa, Okla. 
McElroy, Cassius, U. S. A., 1628 E. Third. 

Tulsa Okla. 
McCoy,' Bruce' H., U. S. A., 1632 S. Chey- 
enne, Tulsa, Okla. 
McCarty, Clyde, U. S. A., 217 S. Frisco, 

Tulsa, Okla. 
McCullough, Willis K., U. S. A., 114 S. 

Xanthus, Tulsa, Okla. 
McEwen, J. Grandall, Canadian Army, 1306 

S. Denver, Tulsa, Okla. 
Meyer, Wm. J., 22 W. Second, Tulsa, Okla. 
Meachem, Roy, Rooms 44 N. Zunis, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Mechling, A. M., 824 S. Cheyenne, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Mennie, T. J., c/o Joe Mennie, Santa Rosa, 

Calif., R. R. No. 1, Box 197. 
Melton, W., c/o Robt. Melton, West Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Morrill, Mercer, rooms 1101 Foster, Tulsa, 

Okla. 

Merry, Reginald, 149 E. Independence, 

Tulsa, Okla. 
Meador, Geo., Switchman, Frisco, Afton, 

Okla. 
Meisenbacher, Leo F., 519 N. Maybelle, 

Tulsa, Okla. 
Meriott, Robt. B., 649 N. Cheyenne, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Melton, G. Edwin, 2415 E. Seventh, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Mead, Aubrey R., U. S. A., 113 E. Brady, 

Tulsa, Okla. 
Menkemeller, Wm. F., 1115 N. Main, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Meistrell, L. J., 1531 E. Sixth, Tulsa, Okla. 
Mershon, Milton, Walters, Okla. 
Meyer, Geo. B. L. Hdg. Co., 162nd Depot 

Brigade, Camp Pike, Ark. ; Y. M. C. A., 

Tulsa. 
Middleton, John W., Sand Springs, Okla. 
Misenbacher, L. T., c/o Elks Club, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Mitchell, Glenn A., Union National Bank, 

Tulsa Okla. 
Mills, D. E., 106 E. Jasper, Tulsa, Okla. 
Miller, G. W., 205 W. First, Tulsa, Okla. 
Michaels, C. M., c/o Mrs. Etta M. Michael, 

1220 E. Second, Tulsa, Okla. 
Miller, Rolla L., West Tulsa, Okla. 
Miller, Harry F., Lieut. 6th Calv. Troop 



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F. A. P. O. No. 741, 1001 S. Cincinnati, 

Tulsa, Okla. 
Mikesha, Emil, Y. Bldg.. Camp Funston, 

Tulsa, Okla., Gen. Del. 
Miller, Robert., Corp., 404 N. Yorktown, 

Tulsa, Okla. 
Miller, Clarence B., 612 N. Cheyenne, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Miller, Geo. T., 1642 E. Ninth, Tulsa, Okla. 
Miller, Wm. H., 1610 W. Brady, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Miller, Carl, Seaman U. S. N., 32 N. Olym- 

pia, Tulsa, Okla. 
Mineo, F. A., c/o Oklahoma Natural Gas 

Co., 117 W. Fourth, Tulsa, Okla. 
Mills, Hart De., 1612 S. Main, Tulsa, Okla. 
Mintier, Frederick D., 102 S. Maybelle, 

Tulsa Okla. 
Middleton, Duff E., 505 S. Elgin, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Milam, Walker, Chelsea, Okla. 
Miller, Frank, 11 S. Norfolk, Tulsa, Okla. 
Miller, John T., 720 N. Denver, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Miller, C. E., c/o Knights of Columbus, 

Tulsa, Okla. 
Miller, Sam, Tulsa Democrat, Tulsa, Okla. 
Miller, Morris, 314 N. Haskell, Tulsa, Okla. 
Miller, Cyril, Gulf Pipe Line Co., 616 N. 

Boston, Tulsa, Okla. 
Miller, Chas., Box No. 213, Tulsa, Okla. 
Mitchell, Earl, Camp Travis, Tex. ; Gen. 

Del., Tulsa, Okla. 
Moore, R. L., c/o Elks Club, Tulsa. Okla. 
Mooney, H. N., Electric Supply Co., Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Moran, W. H., Elks Club, Tulsa, Okla. 
Montague, R. A., 1638 S. Boston, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Mooney, Richard, c/o W. J. Mooney, R. 

R. No. 7, Box No. 44, Kendall Add., 

Tulsa, Okla. 
Monroe, R. H., c/o Mrs. J. M. Monroe, 

Teague, Texas. 
Monan, S. E., c/o County Clerk's Office, 

Court House, Tulsa, Okla. 
Morgan, Ralph W., Y. M. C. A., Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Morris, H. W., c/o Mrs. Ed. Morris, 305 

Lawrence, Muskogee, Okla. 
Monroe, J. L., c/o Mrs. J. M. Monroe, 

Teague, Texas. 
Moon, B., West Tulsa, Okla. 
Moody, C. A., c/o Ex. Nafl Bank Bldg., 

Tulsa, Okla. 
Morris, Chas., c/o F. H. Morris, Mound 

Valley, Kansas. 
Moore, O. E., c/o Carter Oil Co., Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Moore, Ralph, 325 W. Twelfth, Tulsa, Okla. 
Monahan, Frank P., c/o Texas Pipe Line 

Co., Tulsa, Okla. 
Moore, Lewis, 915 S. Boston, Tulsa, Okla. 
Moran, E. F., Sixth and Boulder, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Morris, Lee, 201 Hdqts. Co. 57th U. S. Inf., 

Camp Logan, Tex. ; c/o Okla. Nat. Gas 

117 W. Fourth, Tulsa, Okla. 
Morris, Roy, 2511 E. Eighth, Tulsa, Okla. 
Morrison, Willis W., 403 S. Chey., Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Moore, Chas. W., 138 E. Independence, 

Tulsa, Okla. 
Moore, F. N, Frisco Fireman, Sapulpa, 

Okla. 



Moore, Herbert, 715 N. Elwood, Tulsa, Okla. 
Moreland, Elmer, c/o Thos. Moore, Third, 

West Tulsa, Okla. 
Moon, Robert J., 817 W. Brady, Talsa, 

Okla. 
Moody, Dalea V., 2420 E. Seventh, Tulsa. 

Okla. 
Monsell, Harvey, 839 N. Chey., Tulsa, Okla. 
Mossner, Wallace E., Hdqts. Dept. :65th 

F. A. Brigade, 90th Div., A. E. F. c/o 

Okla. Nat. Gas Co. 117 W. Fourth, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Montgomery, Durward M., 407 S. Chey- 
enne, Tulsa, Okla. 
Moore, W. O., Police Station, Tulsa, Okla. 
Morrisett, Claudis, Edmond, Okla. 
Mosely, Lieut. John O., Hdg. Q. M. C. A. 

A. 32nd Div., U. S. A. P. O. No. 734. 

Lawton, Okla. 
Morgan, R. E., 1714 S. Boston, Tulsa, Okla. 
Mowry, Chas. J., Camp Travis, Texas ; 705 

Clinton Bldg., Tulsa, Okla. 
Montelius, B. H., Gen. Del., Tulsa, Okla. 
Moore, Wm. H., Carter Oil Co., Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Moore, Clyde, Jackson Barracks ; 10 W. 

Third, Tulsa, Okla. 
Mulkey, S. F., c/o American National 

Bank, Tulsa, Okla. 
Mullins, H. R., 10 E. Fifth, Tulsa, Okla. 
Mulhall, Ed., Post Office, Tulsa, Okla. 
Murray, L. Cloyd, Aviation Chaplain's 

School, Camp Taylor, Ky. ; c/o Tulsa 

Union Loan & Savings Assn., Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Mudd, M. E., Tulsa Grocer Co., Tulsa, Okla. 
Murdock, Richard, c/o Steele & Storage 

Dept. Prairie Oil & Gas Co., Tulsa, Okla. 
Murdock, James A., 218 W. Ninth, Tulsa. 

Okla. 
Murphy. Ray, 618 W. Fifth, Tulsa, Okla. 
Murphy, Oliver, Sergt., Red Fork, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Murphy, Trustin O., 17 W. Fairview, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Murray, Roy, 1307 S. Denver, Tulsa, Okla. 
Murray, Glenn O., 502 S. Trenton, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Murray, Lieut. Harold E., 419 S. Phoenix, 

Tulsa Okla. 
Murphree, Floyd L., 337 S. Zunis, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Muntzel, Harvey M., 839 N. Cheyenne, 

Tulsa, Okla. 
Munkirs, Redmond D., Sailor, 211 S. Den- 
ver, Tulsa, Okla. 
Merrill, Murray, 319 S. Phoenix, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Murry, Wm. John, Camp Jackson, S. C. ; 

1145 N. Elwood, Tulsa, Okla. 
Murphy, Frank, Volunteer, Tulsa World, 

Tulsa Okla. 
Myers, Hunter J., Sergt., 417 S. Xanthua. 

Tulsa Okla. 
Myer, Frank T., Co. E., 357th Inf., A. E. 

F., France; c/o Oklahoma Nat. Gas Co., 

117 W. Fourth, Tulsa, Okla. 
Myers, Loyce B., c/o McAlester News- 
Capital, McAlester, Okla. 
Nelson, C. J., second lieut., c/o Elks Club, 

Tulsa Okla. 
Neil, M. C, c/o Mrs. Mark C. Neil. 267 

Franklin, River Forrest, 111. 
Newton, J., Mrs. Ophelia Newton, West 

Tulsa, Okla. 



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Nesbitt, Fox, 305 S. Boston, Tulsa, Okla. 
Newbolt, J. Warden, 1218 S. Quaker, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Nevitt, Leo, c/o Mrs. Lena Brackney, 1725 

S. Boulder, Tulsa, Okla. 
Netzell, A. H., Box 362, Tulsa, Okla. 
Newlon, James P., Corp. U. S. A., rooms 

Center avenue, West Tulsa, Okla. 
Newby, Jerry B., 311 S. Houston, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Newkirk, E. H., c/o Oklahoma Nat. Gas 

Co., 117 W. Fourth, Tulsa, Okla. 
Newman, Lee R., Base Hospital Ward No. 
2, Fort Sam Houston, Tex. ; c/o Okla- 
homa Nat. Gas Co., 117 W. Fourth, Tulsa, 
Okla. 
Nelson, Julius M., Mech. U. S. A., 261 

Federal, Tulsa, Okla. 
Newton, Geo. A., Co. C. Second Oklahoma 
National Guards ; 160 Federal Motor Co., 
Tulsa Okla. 
Nelson, *W. G., 1602 S. Main, Tulsa, Okla. 
Niles, Alva, 15 E. Twelfth, Tulsa, Okla. 
Nidiffer, J. R., c/o Miss Evelyn Nidiffer, 

Afton, Okla. 
Nicholson, Clarence E., Camp Lee, Va. ; 
Oklahoma Tool & Supply Co., Tulsa, 
Okla. 
Nielson, Jimmie, c/o Chas. Lukins Auto 

Sales, Sixth and Main, Tulsa, Okla. 
Niuer, Dave, c/o Palace Clothiers, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Nicholson, C. Herbert, 716 College, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Nichols, Frank, Hdqtrs. 9th Brigade. F. A. 
R. D., Camp Jackson ; c/o Oklahoma Nat. 
Gas Co., 117 W. Fourth, Tulsa, Okla. 
Nolen, Luther, Sand Springs, Okla. 
North, Geo., c/o J. A. Ryan, Gen. Del., 

Tulsa, Okla. 
Noyes, Roger B., 212 N. Xanthus, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Norton, D. W., 908 S. Lawton, Tulsa, Okla. 
Northup, Murray, Petroleum Club, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Norris, Ash, T. D. Turner Produce Co., 

Tulsa, Okla. 
Nolan, Luther, 12% W. First, Tulsa, Okla. 
Nowlan, Harry H., Lieut. U. S. A., 515 S. 

Cheyenne, Tulsa, Okla. 
Norton, H. Clay, 2632 E. Third, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Norton, Joseph A., 2632 E. Third, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Nopper, F. B., Sapulpa, Okla. ; Clerk, 

Frisco. 
Noble, John F., Capt. U. S. A., 1215 S. 

Boston, Tulsa, Okla. 
Nyce, Peter Q., Carter Oil Co., Tulsa, Okla. 
Nye, Chas., c/o Samuel Nye, West Tulsa, 

Okla. 
O'Bannon, Maple E., c/o Globe Clothiers, 

Tulsa Okla. 
Odowd, ' Ralph, Ft. Smith, Ark. ; Fire De- 
partment, Tulsa, Okla. 
O'Donnell, Patrick F., Y. M. C. A., Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Orr, Leon G., Mrs. T. A. Bridges, R. R. 

No. 3, Erie, Kans. 
Osborn, Walter, mail to Court House, 

Tulsa Okla 
O'Byrne, F. X., 1216 N. Cheyenne, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Orf, S. F., c/o Mrs. Mary Gilmore, Tulsa, 
, Okla., Gen. Del. 



Overman, John, Chas. B. Ordway, c/o City 
Bank & Trust Co., Murfreesboro, Tenn. 
Oaks, Donald, Petroleum Club, Tulsa, Okla. 
O'Brien, Gerald F., c/o Wm. O'Brien, City 
Bldg. Inspector's Office, Municipal Bldg., 
Tulsa, Okla. 
O'Brien, R. J., Box 362, Tulsa, Okla. 
Orr, Milo, Oxford Hotel, TuJsa, Okla. 
Orr, Harold J., S. A. T. C. University of 

Illinois ; 606 S. Boulder, Tulsa. Okla. 
Orr, John W., 519 W. Ninth, Tulsa, Okla. 
Oxner, Marvin, Francis Ave., West Tulsa, 

Okla. 
O'Connor, Francis P., 1531 E. Second, 

Tulsa, Okla. 
Ogeltree, Geo. R., Brakeman, Sapulpa, Okla. 
O'Leary, John T., 313% E. Eighth, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Oliver, Elmer O., Co. K., 358th Inf., c/o 
Oklahoma Nat. Gas Co., 117 W. Fourth, 
Tulsa Okla. 
O'Donovan, C. A., 143rd Inf., 35th Div. ; 
c/o Oklahoma Nat. Gas Co., 117 W. 
Fourth, Tulsa, Okla. 
Overton, John, 1211 S. Cheyenne, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Orman, Joyn W., 342 S. Xanthus, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Osborn, Harry, c/o Dickason Goodman 

Lumber Co., Tulsa, Okla. 
Parks, Wm. S., c/o Elks Club, Tulsa, Okla. 
Patton, W. W., c/o Mrs. W. W. Patton, 

Stella, Mo. 
Patterson, A. E., 101 S. Phoenix, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Parrish, C. R., c/o Mrs. Lee Parrish, 228 

Clay, Topeka, Kans. 
Paschal, W. H., c/o W. H. Paschal, U. S. 

Marines, Philadelphia/i'a. 
Pattillo, W. H., 223 N. Main, Tulsa, Okla. 
Parker, Chas. H., Okla Hotel, Tulsa, Okla. 
Parker, Chas. R., Sailor, 1102 Carson, 

Tulsa, Okla. 
Parker, James, U. S. A., 1102 Carson, 

Tulsa Okla. 
Payne, G. Emmett, Lieut. U. S. A., 424 N. 

Rosedale, Tulsa, Okla. 
Paynor, W. Lee, U. S. A., 314 E. Thir- 
teenth, Tulsa, Okla. 
Panier, Gus, c/o Oklahoma Nat. Gas Co., 

117 W. Fourth, Tulsa, Okla. 
Pattie, James, 1420 S. Elgin, Tulsa, Okla. 
Partrige, Leonard, U. S. A., 1341 E. First, 

Tulsa Okla. 
Park, Morris G., Corp. U. S. A., 501 E. 

Third, Tulsa, Okla. 
Patterson, Irlie, U. S. A., 101 S. Phoenix, 

Tulsa, Okla. 
Pappan, Lewis, Arkansas City, Kans. 
Patterson, John, Camp Nichols ; Frick- 

Reid Supply Co., Tulsa, Okla. 
Patton, S. A. T. C, First National Bank, 

Tulsa Okla. 
Parks, Edgar H., Camp Travis ; 720 S. El- 
wood, Tulsa, Okla. 
Perry, Joe, c/o Producers State Bank, 

Tulsa Okla. 
Peake, Chas. C., c/o Mrs. Alice Peake, 1321 

S. Carson, Tulsa, Okla. 
Pevoto, O. R., c/o Mrs. M. C. Pevoto, 301 

Seventh, Port Arthur, Texas. 
Perry, J. Claude, Post Office, Tulsa, Okla. 
Penrod, Geo., c/o W. W. Penrod, Peace 
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Pennington, H., c/o Dr. F. J. Hart ; c/o 

Cosden & Co., West Tulsa, Okla. 
Penson, M., c/o E. R. Penson, R. R. No. 

1, Alma, Ark. 
Peek, Fred A., c/o W. D. Abbott, 803 Cos- 
den Bldg., Tulsa, Okla. 
Peeler, J. H., Box 197, Healdton, Okla. 
Peterson, N. C, c/o Texas Pipe Line Co., 

Tulsa, Okla. 
Perkins, A. E., 520 S. Cincinnati, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Perry, James S., 1611 E. Burnett, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Perry, John C, Sergt., 1611 E. Second, 

Tulsa, Okla. 
Penn, Robt. J., 217 N. Cheyenne, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Peltkis, Chris, tailor at Renbergs, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Peters, Donn, 923 S. Houston, Tulsa, Okla. 
Peppers, Lee, Frisco Brakeman, Francis, 

Okla. 
Pettit, Labert J., 1540 E. Fourth, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Peterson, Lieut. Wm. W., 1008 N. Denver, 

Tulsa, Okla. 
Peterman, Leon A., c/o Gulf Pipe Line Co., 

Tulsa, Okla. 
Pearson, Earl, Jefferson Barracks, Mo. ; 

Box 170, R. R. No. 6, Tulsa, Okla. 
Poteet, Arthur W., Sergt., 641 N. Chey- 
enne, Tulsa, Okla. 
Poletti, Chas. W. Jr., Corp. U. S. A., 1535 

E. Third, Tulsa, Okla. 
Popejoy, John H., 1602 E. Ninth, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Pottier, Frank, 417 N. Boulder, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Posey, Leonard E., 639 N. Denver, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Poe, Roy R., c/o Elks Club, Tulsa, Okla. 
Porter, J. A., third floor Palace Bldg., 

Tulsa, Okla. 
Pomeroy, W. H., c/o Elks Club, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Podesta, Harold, c/o Harold Podesta, Ex- 
change National Bank, Tulsa, Okla. 
Powell, John, (deceased) c/o Mrs. Louise 

Powell, 1528 S. Forest, Tulsa, Okla. 
Poe, C. H., c/o Palace Clothiers, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Porter, Carl, c/o John D. Porter, 1631 S. 

Boston, Tulsa, Okla. 
Porter, M. O, c/o Frisco R. R. Freight 

Depot, Tulsa, Okla. 
Porter, Arlie W., 1631 S. Boston, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Pope, H. Everet, Sergt. U. S. A., 414 S. 

Frankfort, Tulsa, Okla. 
Powell, D. Gaylord, 1302 S. Denver, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Preston, Harold M., Box 562, Tulsa, Okla. 
Priest, Norman, Tulsa Fire Department, 

Tulsa, Okla. 
Pritchard, Paul S., 523 S. Detroit, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Price, Chas. B., 114 Brady, Tulsa, Okla. 
Price, Bruce, 430 N. Boston, Tulsa, Okla. 
Propst, Raybern, 242 E. Fifth, Tulsa, Okla. 
Prout, L. L., Switchman, Afton, Okla., 

Frisco. 
Price, H. T., 404 S. Elwood, Tulsa, Okla. 
Pryor, Lee Price, 404 S. Elwood, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Price, James, 404 S. Elwood. Tulsa, Okla. 



Purdy, C. E., 418 W. Seventh, Tulsa, Okla. 
Pullen, P. T., 309 S. Denver, Tulsa, Okla. 
Pugh, Roy V., 514 S. Lansing, Tulsa, Okla. 
Pyle, Bedford, c/o Morris Pyle, 1309 S. 

Elwood, Tulsa, Okla. 
Pyle, E. O., c/o Vandever's Dry Goods Co.. 

Tulsa, Okla. 
Qynnup, Harry, c/o Elks Club, Tulsa, Okla. 
Quinn, J. J., c/o Elks Club, Tulsa, Okla. 
Quinn, Joseph F., T. J. Quinn, 117 W. 

Eleventh, Tulsa, Okla. 
Ransdell, C. M., 602 S. Cincinnati, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Rader, V. P., Tulsa, Okla., Gen. Del. 
Ragsdale, H., c/o Mrs. Herman Ragsdale. 

Fulton, Kans. 
Rainbolt, John M., Smith Motor Co., 115 

S. Denver, Tulsa, Okla. 
Raymond, H. S., c/o Mayo Furniture Co., 

Tulsa, Okla. 
Rainey, Frank, Marshall Young Co., Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Raymond, H. J., c/o Texas Pipe Line Co.. 

718 W. Third, Tulsa, Okla. 
Randolph, Joel, c/o Tulsa Boiler & Sheet 

Iron Works, Tulsa, Okla. 
Rayborn, Jess, Shawnee, Okla. 
Raburn, c/o Oak Grocery, Ninth and Main, 

Tulsa, Okla. 
Rathammer, Grant, West Tulsa, Okla. 
Ramsey, Robert, 2224 Hodge, Tulsa, Okla. 
Ratcliff, Isaac L., 741 S. Denver, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Randle, James F., Medical Corps U. S. A., 

Red Fork, Tulsa, Okla. 
Ramsay, Rich, 2224 Hodge, Tulsa, Okla. 
Ratcliff, C. W., Gen. Del., Tulsa, Okla. 
Rayborn, Virgil, Carnation Auto Sales Co., 

Tulsa, Okla. 
Reed, Paul, Bartlesville Bank, Bartlesville, 

Okla. 
Revels, A. C, c/o Mrs. Albert C. Revels, 

Box 73, West Tulsa, Okla. 
Reekie, Sinclair, Majestic Hotel, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Reno, W. E., 714 S. Main, Tulsa, Okla. 
Reeves, Wm. E., c/o Geo. E. Reeves, 610 

Palace Bldg., Tulsa, Okla. 
Raynolds, Sterling, Musician U. S. N., 305 

S. Kenosha, Tulsa, Okla. 
Reed, Walter A., c/o Texas Pipe Line Co., 

Tulsa Okla. 
Rhea, Paul, West Tulsa State Bank, West 

Tulsa, Okla. 
Renau, Eugene, c/o Texas Pipe Line Co., 

Tulsa Okla. 
Reynold, Benj. C, 823 S. Trenton, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Reichaert, Joseph F., Vern Station, Okla. 
Rebauld, Napoleon, Seaman U. S. N., 4530 

S. Xanthus, Tulsa, Okla. 
Reeves. Doris, 14 S. Lawton, Tulsa, Okla. 
Redd, Joseph, Red Fork, Tulsa, Okla. 
Reynolds, Charlie B., American Railway 

Express Co., Tulsa, Okla. 
Rhyne, Wallace, 204 N. Elwood, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Rips, Wm., Camp Travis, Texas; 1130 N. 

Main, Tulsa, Okla. 
Riebuck, Samuel, c/o Elks Club, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Richardson, C. A., 1214 S. Cincinnati, 

Tulsa Okla. 
Rich, A. J., c/o Mrs. A. J. Rich, West 

Tulsa, Okla. ' 



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Richardson, James, 10 N. Hartford, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Rider, Ray, Ambulancer, Waurika, Okla. 
Riggs, Percy L., Garden City, Okla. 
Rike, Clare S., DeShon Addition, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Rizan, Henry J., 501 S. Denver, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Rickey, Wayne A., 613 S. Madison, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Richardson, Erwin M., Navy, Tulsa, Okla. 
Richardson, W. E., No. Ill, 1021 W. 2nd, 

St., Tulsa, Okla. 
Rounds, B. F., 6 N. Xanthus, Tulsa, Okla. 
Robinson, Thos. E., Elks Club, Tulsa, Okla. 
Robinson, Geo. E., Elks Club, Tulsa, Okla. 
Roeser, Chas. P., 1701 S. Carson, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Roehling, John, 620 W. 7th St., Tulsa, Okla. 
Roberts, Raymond V., c/o Mrs. Raymond 

V. Roberts, Box 353, W. Tulsa, Okla. 
Rogers, A. L., Lit. 301st Engrs. Am. Expd. 

Forces, Cp. Devens, 1701 S. Cheyenne, 

Tulsa, Okla. 
Rogers, Otha, c/o Mrs. S. Rogers, Collins- 

ville, Okla. 
Rowsey, W. A., c/o Majestic Hotel, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Robertson, A. F., c/o A. F. Robertson, c/o 

First Nafl Bk., Tulsa, Okla. 
Roberts, Byron R., c/o J. J. Roberts, Box 

57, Sand Springs, Okla. 
Rodalph, McKeryl c/o J. C. Davis, 1537 S. 

Owasso, Tulsa, Okla. 
Rodgers, Sam, No. 108, 1712 S. Quincy, 

Tulsa, Okla. 
Rogers, Walter W., No. 108, 202 N. No- 
gales, Tulsa, Okla. 
Ross, E. A., No. 206, 409 E. 7th St., Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Rothammer, Miss Josephine, c/o May 

Rothammer, Haliburton & Abbott, Tulsa, 

Okla., No. 77 
Roach, D., 1622 S. Burnett, Tulsa, Okla. 
Robertson, Donelson C. J., c/o A. F. Rob- 
ertson, 1130 N. Cheyenne, Tulsa, Okla. 
Ross, Earl, 710 S. Maybell, Tulsa, Okla. 
Ross, Vernon, 102 Fontenelle Apts., Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Ross, J. H., 302 E. 10th St., Tulsa, Okla. 
Roby, L. Quincy, Sergt. in chg. U. S. Army 

Recruiting Station, rms. Alton Hotel, 

Tulsa, Okla. 
Robertson, Guy Turner, c/o Armour & 

Co., Tulsa, Okla. 
Rothe, Paul E., No. 181, Majestic Hotel. 

Tulsa, Okla. 
Robinson, John D., Cp. Travis, Rialto The- 
ater, Tulsa, Okla.' 
Rogers, John, No. 113, 708 S. Boulder, 

Tulsa, Okla. 
Roy, Don G., No. 63 719 S. Boston, Tulsa. 

Okla. 
Roberto, H. M.. No- 201, Insurance Section 

Cp. Pike, Ark., J.° Okla. Nat'l Gas Co., 

117 W. 4th St., Tulsa, Okla. 
Roberts, Edward, U. S. A.. 620 N. Lincoln 

Ave., Sand Springs, Oivla. 
Roberts, Chas. A., 721 S Boulder, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Roberts, Golden A., 207 N. Wash, Sand 

Springs, Okla. 
Roach, Granville D., Corp. U. S. A., 1628 

Burnett, Tulsa, Okla. 



Roach, Leonard E., Jr., 1626 E. Second, 

Tulsa, Okla. 
Rogers, Geo., 610 E. Archer, Tulsa, Okla. 
Rogers, Homer, 1705 S. Chey., Tulsa, Okla. 
Roope, Othur T., Lt. U. S. A., Marquette 

Hotel. Tulsa, Okla. 
Roop, Bert A., Musician U. S. A., 1409 S. 

Elwood, Tulsa, Okla. 
Robinett, Clarence T., 814 Troost Ave., 

Tulsa, Okla. 
Roper, Chas., 306% S. Lawton, Tulsa, Okla. 
Rucker, Carl, No. 121, c/o Palace Clothiers, 

Tulsa, Okla. 
Rudd, B. Donal, 413 N. Cheyenne., Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Ruddell, James T., Brittian Hotel, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Russell, Elmer, 924 E. 8th St., Tulsa, Okla. 
Russell, John F., No. 59, West Tulsa, Okla. 
Ryan, A. R., 1438 J. Carolina, Tulsa, Okla. 
Salrin, E. H., 1438 S. Boston, Tulsa, Okla. 
Sanford, F. H., c/o Elks Club, Tulsa, Okla. 
Saultz. Chas. L., c/o Mrs. Chas. L. Saultz, 

704 Fremont, Tulsa, Okla. 
Sargent, A. F., c/o Mrs. G. A. Sargent, 

314 E. 5th St., Tulsa, Okla. 
Sally. R. A., c/o Ex. Nat'l Bank, Tulsa, 
Salrin, E. R., Petroleum Club, Tulsa, Okla. 
Sawyer. John. 341 Victor, Tulsa, Okla. 
Sayre, Lewis A., 553 S. Quaker, Tulsa 

Okla. 
Sample, Fred M., 9 N. Zunis, Tulsa, Okla. 
Samples, Geo. C, 1538 Jefferson, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Sanford, Wm., (died in France) c/o Par- 
ents, Burdett, Ark. 
Sargent, Ardell F., 419 E. 14th St., Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Sabin, Geo. W., Co. B, 2nd Okla. Inf. Cp. 

HON. Gillette, Tulsa. Okla. ; Nichols, La. 
Sands, Ben, No. 63, 1628 E. 4th, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Schniber, F. N., c/o Elks Club, Tulsa, Okla. 
Schreck, C. P., c/o Elks Club, Tulsa, Okla. 
Schaffer, John M., c/o Elks Club, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Schlup, E. R., c/o Fred Schlup, 11 N. 

Olympia, Tulsa, Okla. 
Schofield, R. E., c/o Miss E. L. Schofield. 

c/o Exchange Nat'l Bk., Tulsa, Okla. 
Schmidt, F. G., c/o Drexel Hotel, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Scott, H. W., c/o Mrs. L. A. Wohlmuth, 

Stroud, Okla. 
Scott, Geo. A., 5 S. Maybell Ave., Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Scott, Wm. C, 5 S. Maybell, Tulsa, Okla. 
Scott, Haskell, 5 S. Maybell, Tulsa, Okla. 
Schlump, John J., 103 N. Lewis, Tulsa, 

Schlup, Elmer R., 11 N. Olympia, Tulsa, 
Okla. 

Setser. W. A., No. 202, 801 S. Boston, 
Tulsa Okla. 

Segner.O. E., c/o Mrs. O. E. Segner, Rip- 
ley, Okla. 

Seem, D. W., c/o D. W. Seem, R. Exch. 
Nat'l Bank, Tulsa, Okla. 

Sexton, Stanley, c/o Sexton Contractors, 
Tulsa, Okla. 

Sessinghaus, Fred, 308 S. Houston, Tulsa. 
Okla. 



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Seward, Robert, Shawnee, Okla. 
Sedgwick, Warren B., 1314 Forest, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Sealey, Frank E., Tulsa, Okla., Gen. Del. 
Setser, Chas., No. Ill, No. 163, 801 S. 

Boston, Tulsa, Okla. 
Sears, C. R., No. 114, Sergt. 9 Bn. 165th D. 

B., 319 S. Houston, Tulsa, Okla. 
Schmuck, Geo. C., 327 S. Victor, Tulsa. 

Okla. 
Schlump, Geo. P., 103 N. Lewis, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Schreck, Frank, Jr., 421 W. 6th St., Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Schuette, Frederick, 2625 Federal, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Schuette, Wm„ 2626 Federal, Tulsa, Okla. 
Scott, H. J., No. 114, Texas Refining Co., 

Tulsa, Okla. 
Schaer, Edmond P., Cp. Travis, Tex., c/o 

Plumbers Union, Tulsa, Okla. 
Scott, Earl, 620 S. Cinn., Tulsa, Okla- 
Shepherd, I. E., c/o Elks Club, Tulsa, Okla. 
Sherman, Roger, Box 1241, Tulsa, Okla. 
Shifter, F. F., Okla. City, Okla. 
Shanks, Lovett, Citizens State Bk., Sham- 
rock, Okla. 
Sherrer, John B., Y. M. C. A., Tulsa, Okla. 
Shaddox, Lee, F. M. Shaddox, Rogers, Ark. 
Shelton, R. W., 715 S. Peoria, Tulsa, Okla. 
Short, H. C, No. 20, 210 W. 4th St., Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Shoats, John, 312 E. 5th St., Tulsa, Okla. 
Shinn, James R., 1111 N. Elwood, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Sims, Neil, 11 E. Easton, Tulsa, Okla. 
Sikes, F. L., c/o Mrs. F. L. Sikes, Chand- 
ler, Okla. 
Simon, Geo. A., c/o Co. D, 53rd U. S. Eng., 

804 S. Chey., Tulsa, Okla. 
Skinner, Cecil L., c/o First Nat'l Bk., 

Tulsa Okla. 
Simmon's, Hugh, Box 29, Tulsa, Okla. 
Sikes, Fred S., c/o Mrs. Fred S. Sikes, 

Chandler, Okla. 
Silsby, John A., 25 S. Maybell, Tulsa, Okla. 
Silva, Louis S., No. 2, Cinn. & 11th St., 

Tulsa Okla. 
Simons,' M. G., Cp. Sheridan, Ala., Y. M. 

C. A., Tulsa, Okla. 
Sieber, Wm. F., Seaman U. S. N., 9 N. 

Yorktown, Tulsa, Okla. 
Simons, Gaylord, 2827 E. Eighth, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Simpson, Cecil P., 1527 E., 3rd St., Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Shannon, Jesse V., 109 E. Sixth, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Shannon, G. L., No. 201 Cp. Gordon, Geo. 
c/o Okla. Nat'l Gas Co., 117 W. 4th, 
Tulsa, Okla. 
Sharon, Glenn M., 1811 S. Chey., Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Shoemaker, Forrest, Jennings, Okla. 
Shaw, Harry A., 1310 S. Main, Tulsa, Okla. 
Sheehan, Raymond J., 422 N. Chey., Tulsa, 

Okla. ^ , 

Sherrow, Floy F., 120 N. Denver, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Shorney, Geo., No. 202 (Ambulancer) Shaw- 
nee, Okla. _ , 
Shinn, James B., 115 W. Latimer, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Shumate, W. B., W. Tulsa, Okla. 
Sharatt, Oren, 432 N. Cinn., Tulsa, Okla. 
Shobert, Harold M., Okmulgee, Okla. 



Shelton, Frank, 715 S. Detroit, Tulsa, Okla. 
Sheton, Geo. B., Navy, 715 S. Detroit, 

Tulsa. Okla. 
Shelton, John, 715 S. Detroit, Tulsa, Okla. 
Shea, Thos., second lieut. 56th F. A. ; 732 

S. Denver, Tulsa, Okla. 
Shult, W. S., Reg. Supply Co., 2nd Okla- 
homa Inf., Oklahoma National Guards ; 
Sinclair Warehouse, Tulsa, Okla. 
Shamel, Ray W., Camp Travis; Cordova 

Hotel, Tulsa, Okla. 
Sloan, Albert J., Eng. U. S. A.; 707 

Evans, Tulsa, Okla. 
Sleepy, Ralph E., 1643 S. Main, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Smith, Earl, 1319 E. Fourth, Tulsa, Okla. 
Smith, Herbert B., 909 S. Denver, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Smith, Chas. B., Walker Motor Co., Eighth 

and Main, Tulsa, Okla. 
Smelser, Jack, 1106 S. Boulder, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Smith, Burton, 31 Montague, Paris, France ; 

Y. M. C. A. Service, Tulsa, Okla. 
Smother, T. J., T. D. Turner Produce, 

Tulsa Okla. 
Smitherman, Dr., c/o Frissell Memorial 

Hospital, Tulsa, Okla. 
Smith, W. A., Fireman, Sapulpa, Okla. 
Smith, B. H., Fireman, Francis, Okla. 
Smith, Roy F., 517 N. Cheyenne, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Smith, Benj. F., 1517 E. Eighth, Tulsa, 

Okla. ^ , 

Smith, Geo., 1406 S. Cheyenne, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Smith, Arthur A., 517 N. Cheyenne, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Smith, A. C, Co. I, 57th Inf., Camp Logan, 
Texas; c/o Oklahoma Nat. Gas Co., 117 
W. Fourth, Tulsa, Okla. 
Smith, F. G., c/o Sinclair Oil & Gas Co., 

Purchasing Dept., Tulsa, Okla. 
Smith, Joseph T., 12 N. Trenton, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Smith, Ralph V., Capt. U. S. A. Surg., 

502 Daniel Bldg., Tulsa, Okla. 
Smith, Carter, second lieut., 512 Bliss 

Bldg., Tulsa, Okla. 
Smith, W. H, 212y 2 S. Main. Tulsa, Okla. 
Smith, S. R., Camp Travis; 1626 E. Third, 

Tulsa Okla. 

Smith, Miss Mary R., Red Cross Nurse, 

Chicago, 111. ; 1602 Buena Vista, Tulsa, 

Okla. _ 

Smith, Wm. Leslie, Camp Nichols; 14 W. 

Third, Tulsa, Okla. 
Smelser, Garland A., Camp Travis, Texas; 

905 S. Main, Tulsa, Okla. 
Smoot, Wm., 603 S. Main, Tulsa, Okla. 
Smoot, R. S., Training Station, Oklahoma 
University, Norway, Okla. ; c/o Okla- 
homa Nat. Gas ., 117 W. Fourth, 
Tulsa Okla. 
Smittle,' Ross E., ±615 Katy, Tulsa, Okla. 
Smedley, Wm. S., 907 S. Jackson, Tulsa, 

Okla. _ . 

Smiley, Ernest L., 324 S. Utica, Tulsa, 

Okla. , , , „ 

Snyder, Claudi, Co. D, 58th Inf.; c/o Ok- 
lahoma Nat Gas Co., 117 W. Fourth, 
Tulsa, Okla. _ 

Sommors, Sam L., c/o S. J. Sommors, 138 
Front St., Monroe City, Mo. 



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Solt, Clinton A., c/o Gilliland Oil Co., 
Drumrig-ht, Okla. 

Southern, Robbin, Ensign U. S. N., 217 
W. Cameron, Tulsa, Okla. 

Soliday. Miss Louella, Red Cross Nurse, 
Ft. Beauregard, La. ; 105 E. Sixth, Tulsa, 
Okla. 

Springer, Lieut. M. P., 600 Country Club 
Drive, Tulsa, Okla. 

Spawr, Frank. 817 S. Boston, Tulsa, Okla. 

Spencer, W. D., 318 Kennedy Bldg., Tulsa, 
Okla. 

Spencer, G. Alvin, Seaman U. S. N., 202 
S. Trenton, Tulsa, Okla. 

Spain, Leslie A., rooms 19 N. Maybelle, 
Tulsa, Okla. 

Spillman, Julian, 321 N. Lincoln, Tulsa, 
Okla. 

Spillman, Harry, 320 N. Lincoln, Sand 
Springs, Okla. 

Springer, Sam A., Jefferson Barracks, Mo. ; 
Box 1875, Tulsa, Okla. 

Spurrier, Chas., 908 W. Brady, Tulsa, Okla. 

Speed, Lieut. Horace Jr., 713 S. Frisco, 
Tulsa Okla. 

Stebbins, J. R., 530 E. Ninth, Tulsa, Okla. 

Strand, E. F.. c/o Elks Club, Tulsa. Okla. 

Sterling, Clyde, c/o Elks Club, Tulsa, Okla. 

Stone, U. S., 107 Roosevelt, Sand Springs, 
Tulsa, Okla. 

Stratton, Harold, Police Station, Tulsa, 
Okla. 

Steigleder, Roy E. E., Navy, First National 
Bank, Tulsa, Okla. 

Sterling, Wm., American National Bank, 
Tulsa, Okla. 

Stark, Lee, c/o Atlantic Petroleum Co., 
Garber, Okla. 

Stephens, Chas., c/o Mrs. Margaret Steph- 
ens, 408 S. Lawton, Denver, Colo. 

Stovell, J. M., c/o Mrs. Etta Stafford, R. 
R. No. 4, Box 190, Tulsa, Okla. 

Stovall, E. R., c/o Mr. J. W. Stovall, Bard- 
well, Texas. 

Stewart, C. J., Navy, Easton and Boul- 
der, Tulsa, Okla. 

Stewart, Wm. Jr., Navy, 1732 Forest, Tulsa, 
Okla. 

Stander, A. C, Box 362, Tulsa, Okla. 

Stewart, Wm., Rowe Ice Cream Co., Tulsa, 
Okla. 

Stewart, L. E., 113 E. Sixth, Tulsa, Okla. 

Stofle, Russell, c/o Mrs. Stofle, 1523 S. 
Jefferson, Tulsa, Okla. 

Stofle, Wallace, c/o Mrs. S. A. Stofle, 1523 
S. Jefferson, Tulsa, Okla. 

Stone, Philip, c/o S. J. McGee Co., Deco- 
rators, Tulsa, Okla. 

Steinmiller, C, (deceased) c/o Miss Stein- 
miller, Bon Ton Millinery, 16 E. Third. 
Tulsa, Okla. 

Steiger, Fred S., c/o Curtis-Brown Cloth- 
iers, Tulsa, Okla. 

Strain, Geo. J., 733 S. Trenton, Tulsa, 
Okla. 

Strain, Sylvester G-, 733 S. Trenton, Tulsa, 
Okla. 

Steelman, W. B., Brakeman, Francis, Okla. 

Stevens, Otis, 409 N. Roosevelt, Sand 
Springs, Tulsa, Okla. 

Stoppard, Edward C, 311 W. Thirteenth, 
Tulsa, Okla. 

Stonsifer, Victor, West Tulsa, Okla. 

Stirling, Eldridge G., 314 S. Zunis, Tulsa, 
Okla. . 4 JM 



Stackhouse, Keith T., Capt. U. S. A., 816 
N. Cheyenne, Tulsa, Okla. 

Stringer, Benj. H., Park View, Tulsa, Okla. 

Stroup, R. S., Training Station, Oklahoma 
University, Norman, Okla. ; c/o Okla- 
homa Nat. Gas Co., 117 W. Fourth, Tulsa. 
Okla. 

Stanley, Lieut., Mont. V. M. C. Hospital 
Center, Commanding Officer Hdg. De- 
tachment A. E. F., France, A. P. O. No. 
780; 304 Richard Bldg., Tulsa, Okla. 

Stuart, Robt. A., Ill S. Boulder, Tulsa 
Okla. 

Stephens, Dav., Camp Travis; 408 S. Law- 
ton, Tulsa, Okla. 

Stone, Lloyd, 810 S. Cincinnati, Tulsa 
Okla. 

Suegman, E. H., American National Bank. 
Tulsa, Okla. 

Sullivan, H. L., c/o Liquified Pet. Co., 
Tulsa Okla. 

Sullivan, G. M., Exchange National Bank. 
Tulsa Okla. 

Suen, Floyd W., 9 N. Yorktown. Tulsa, 
Okla. 

Surall, John W., 824 Admiral, Tulsa, Okla. 

Sunderland, Claude, 2130 E. Tenth, Tulsa. 
Okla. 

Swope. H. C, c/o E. E. Swope, 318 N. 
Indiana, Kankakee, 111. 

Swain, S., c/o Mrs. Ella Swain, 610 S. 
Main, Juliet, Tenn. 

Swift, Homer, c/o Oklahoma Nat. Gas Co.. 
117 W. Fourth, Tulsa, Okla. 

Swindler, Don, 707 N. Denver, Tulsa, Okla. 

Sweeney, C. B., 414y a S. Elgin, Tulsa. 

° kla - 
Swift, Leland R., 317 S. Utica, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Tankersly, Dan, c/o Elks Club, Tulsa. 

okla - ~ „ 

Taylor, D., c/o Mrs. L. A. Harvey, R. R. 

No. 1, Box 82, Eldon, Mo. 
Taylor, C. E., 732 S. Denver, Tulsa, Okla. 
Talbot, A. G., Petroleum Club, Tulsa, Okla. 
Taylor, Timothy, 724 N. Garfield, Sand 

Springs, Tulsa, Okla. 
Taylor, Rutherford, Sergt., 1519 Boston, 

Tulsa, Okla, 
Taylor, Cliff., 213 E. First, Tulsa, Okla. 
Taylor, John, c/o Midland Valley Freight 

Office, Tulsa, Okla. 
Taylor, Don, 921 S. Maybelle, Tulsa, Okla. 
Terry, Jesse L., Pres. Electric Vehicle & 

Battery Co., 1639 S. Cheyenne, Tulsa. 

Okla. 
Terry, Lyon F., c/o Midco Gasoline Co., 

Bartlesville, Okla. 
Teter, Gordon J., Dentist. Ill N. Cheyenne. 

Tulsa, Okla. 
Teateer,' Alvin D., Hotel Alton, Tulsa, Okla. 
Terrell, Lee R., Navy, Texas Co., Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Thixton, Richard, Box 1212, Tulsa, Okla. 
Thomas, W. A., 1105 S. Guthrie, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Thygeson, O. M., Des Moines, Iowa. 
Thurmond, Fred S., c/o Mrs. Fred S. 

Thurmond, 726 S. Cherokee, Muskogee, 

Okla. 
Thompson, N. A., 8th Co., 57th Inf., Camp 

Logan, Texas. 
Thilenius, Fred, c/o Prairie Pipe Line Co., 

Tulsa, Okla. 
Thompson. R. R., c/o Prairie Pipe Line 

Co., Tulsa, Okla. 



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Thompson, Elmer A., 1321 E. First, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Thompson, J. Dewitt, Corp. U. S. A., 1723 

S. Boston, Tulsa, Okla. 
Thomas, Chester R., 722 S. Boston, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Thomas, Wm., R. F. D. No. 7, Box 163, 

Tulsa, Okla. 
Thorton, Francis A., 18 S. Wilson, Sand 

Springs, Okla. 
Thornton, Glen R., :9 S. Maybelle, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Theon, Ellert A.. 641 N. Cheyenne, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Thompkins, Samuel A., 1416 Forest, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Thompson, Harvy, Arkansas City, Kans. 
Thomas, Royal A., Camp Travis, Texas ; 

Palace Theater, Tulsa, Okla. 
Thomas, John J., Ft. Riley, Kansas ; Tali- 

hina, Okla. 
Thompson, Geo., 202 N. Zunis, Tulsa, Okla. 
Thompson, Louis, Navy, 206 N. Kenosha, 

Tulsa, Okla. 
Tibbs, B. L., Chelsea, Okla. 
Titus, Delbert R., Camp Nichols, La., 57th 

Co. I.; 110 W. Fourth, Tulsa, Okla. 
Tomkins, Sam., Houston-Fible Co., Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Tompkins, Frank C, 1416 Forest, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Trapp, F. V., Elks Club, Tulsa, Okla. 
Trice, Cliff., City Fire Department, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Trent, H. A., Rachel Trent, Sand Springs, 

Okla. 
Treymuth. Leo. W., c/o Cosden & Co., 

Tulsa, Okla. 
Trees, Rolland, 21 W. First, Tulsa, Okla. 
Trainor, Dr. Wm. J., 524 N. Cheyenne, 

Tulsa, Okla. 
Tropp, Robert, c/o S. J. MeGee Co., Decor- 
ators, Tulsa, Okla. 
Trees, Paul R., 21 W. First, Tulsa. Okla. 
Tryon, Fay F., 515 S. Cincinnati, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Triplett, Arthur, 10 N. Hartford, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Trumbly, Joseph H., 434 N. Boston, Tulsa. 

Okla. 
Trumbly, Lewis M., 434 N. Boston, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Truelove, L. Chester, 1211 W. Second, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Tucker, Elmer, 212 N. Wilson, Sand 

Springs, Okla. 
Tuttle, Roy B., 2614 E. Eighth, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Turner, Wm. Harry, 526 S. Xanthus, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Turner, Ralph H., 1422 E. Second, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Turner. Geo. D., 118 E. Easton, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Tuttle, James H., 2nd lieut. F. A., U. S. A.. 

1746 S. Boulder, Tulsa, Okla. 
Turk, Wolf C, 1501 S. Cincinnati, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Tway, Thos. D., 228 S. Detroit, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Uhl, Louis, c/o Mrs. Frank Petterson, 525 

N. Cheyenne, Tulsa, Okla. 
Ulrich, Geo. E., Park View, Tulsa, Okla. 
Utley, Ueril G., Major U. S. A., 615 S. 

Xanthus, Tulsa, Okla. 
Vandever, V., 705 S. Main, Tulsa. Okla. 



Vanzant, Frank, c/o Frank Vanzant, Gen. 

Del., West Tulsa, Okla. 
Vanscoy, Glen, c/o Mrs. T. A. Vanscoy, 

Lowell, Ark. R. No. 1. 
Vanlandingham, Paul, Camp Pike ; Post 

Office, Tulsa, Okla. 
Vaughan, W. R., Wheeler Hotel, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Vaughan, B. E., Red Fork, Tulsa, Okla. 
Vanzant, Samuel L., Garden City. Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Vanzant, John H., c/o S. L. Vanzant, Gar- 
den City, Tulsa, Okla. 
Vincent, G. W., Frisco Operator, Clare- 
more, Okla. 
Vickers, Geo. A., Seaman U. S. N., 815 S. 

Rockford, Tulsa, Okla. 
Viner, Wm., University of Okfahoma ; 332 

N. Rosedale, Tulsa, Okla. 
Van Arsdale, Byron E., Camp Nichols ; 

1005 S. Boston, Tulsa, Okla. 
Vinick, Harry, 1005 S. Boston. Tulsa, Okla. 
Wall, Dr. G. A., 721 Mayo Bldg., Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Wall, Harold W., Union National Bank, 

Tulsa, Okla. 
Walters, Harry, c/o Empress Theatre, Bank 

of Commerce, Tulsa, Okla. 
Watkinson, Rex, Bank of Commerce, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Wallace, See A., Sinclair, Tulsa, Okla. 
Warburton, J. L., 302 S. El wood, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Wallace, L. A., Y. M. C. A., Tulsa, Okla. 
Warner, R. T., c/o Mrs. E. L. Warner, 

560 W. Logan, Guthrie, Okla. 
Wallace Robert C, 415 S. Guthrie, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Waggoner, Allen F., c/o Frick-Reid Supply 

Co., Tulsa, Okla. 
Watts, Kenneth, c/o Frank Petterson & Co., 

Engrs., 640 E. Third, Tulsa, Okla. 
Wasson, H. E., Box 1012, Tulsa, Okla. 
Walker, Vivian, c/o Prairie Pipe Line Co., 

Tulsa, Okla. 
Walker, Clyde, 2119 E. Third, Tulsa, Okla. 
Walker, Orville C, 211 N. Elwood, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Walker, Percy E., 506 S. Trenton, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Walker, Arthur G., 506 S. Trenton, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Watson, J. P., Honolulu, Hawaii ; c/o Ok- 
lahoma Nat. Gas Co., 117 W. Fourth, 

Tulsa, Okla. 
Watts, Lieut. Marvin H., 402 S. Wheeling, 

Tulsa, Okla. 
Walsh, Tad J., 1107 S. Cheyenne, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Wasson, Herbert, 305 N. Grant, Sand 

Springs, Tulsa, Okla. 
Wakefield, Roy E., 326 S. Victor, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Waugh, Marshall L., 409 S. Detroit, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Warrington, Earle, Lieut., 16 Belle Apts., 

Tulsa Okla. 
Walter,' Harris S., 417 W. King. Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Wallace, Samuel P., 1422 S. Cincinnati, 

Tulsa, Okla. 
Wallace, A. E., Arkansas City, Kans. 
Washington, Lewis, 167th Amb. Co.. 117th 

Sanitary Train, 42nd Div. ; 109 E. Elev- 
enth, Tulsa, Okla. 



TULSA COUNTY'S FIGHTING MEN 



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Wakefield, Camond, 607 W. Third, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Watkins, Albert W., Carter Oil Co.. Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Wasson, Gordon, Universal Motor Co., 

Tulsa Okla. 
Walker,' Robert, 1528 Admiral, Tulsa, Okla. 
Wa'ker, Wm., Navy, 240 S. Kenosha, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Walker, Hugh, Camp Nichols: S09 S. Main, 

Tulsa, Okla. 
Walker, Warren C, Jackson Barracks ; 2110 

E. Third, Tulsa, Okla. 
Walker, W. B., Sand Springs, Tulsa, Okla. 
Warren, J., 811 S. Boulder, Tulsa, Okla. 
Warner, G. G., Atlas Transfer Co., Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Welch, R. M., c/o Elks Club, Tulsa, Okla. 
Weiss, F. A., 220 E. Eighteenth, Tulsa, 
Webster, A. A., c/o Mrs. Oscar Thompson, 

Hebronville, Texas. 
Wenger, Harry E., Wenger Petraleum Co., 

410 Daniel Bldg., Tulsa, Okla. 
Wells, John M., 611 S. Elwood, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Webb, Ralph, 317 E. Fifteenth, Tulsa, Okla. 
Weisburgh, Herbert L., 6 E. Third, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
West, Frank, Allen-West Purchasing 

Agency, 309 E. Second, Tulsa, Okla. 
Welch, Carlton B., Camp Nichols; 1332 E. 

Burnett, Tulsa, Okla. 
Westerman, Horace C, Jackson Barracks, 

Box 1459, Tulsa, Okla. 
Welch, Forest C, 14th Co., 4th Bn. 165th 

Depot Brigade, Camp Travis, Texas ; 34 

Robinson Bldg., Tulsa, Okla. 
Whiteside. W. C, 1612 S. Boulder, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Whitaker, C. C, c/o Elks Club, Tulsa. 

Okla. 
Whitaker, Claude, 1001 S. Boulder, Tulsa. 

Okla. 
Wheeler, D. T., 706 S. Boulder, Tulsa, Okla. 
Wheeler, Lasco P., 1430 S. Boston, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Whinery. Mark, 1606 Katy, Tulsa, Okla. 
White, Thaddeus L., 416 S. Detroit, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
White, Veneverett O., 1132 Admiral, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Whitefield, W. W., Tulsa, Okla., Gen. Del. 
Wheeler, R. C, Jackson Barracks ; Buick 

Hotel, Tulsa, Okla. 
Whitaker, Harold, 311 Dayton, Muskogee, 

Okla. 
Wilson, T. C, c/o Elks Club, Tulsa, Okla. 
Winters, Victor, c/o Quincy National Bank, 

Quincy, 111. 
Wilson, G. W., Producers State Bank. 

Tulsa, Okla. 
Winters, Charley F., Mechanics American 

National Bank, St. Louis Mo. 
Williamson, W. C, 9 N. Wheeling, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Williams, Ben, American National Bank. 

Tulsa Okla. 
Wilson,' O. P.", c/o Mrs. E. Wilson, 202 N. 

Eighth, Rogers, Ark. 
Witty, E. T., Cosden & Co., Tulsa, Okla. 
Williams, A., c/o Mrs. G. A. Williams, 

Tulsa, Okla. 
Wiley, G. B., c/o Mrs. Ruth Pyeatt, 405 

N. Frisco, Tulsa, Okla. 
Willingham, J. H., c/o J. H. Willingham, 

Gould, Okla. 



Wilson, Berry O., 319 S. Cincinnati, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Witte. L. W., 1208 Cosden Bldg., Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Winget, Max, c/o Arthur S. Winget, Cush- 

ing, Okla. 
Wilson, Emmett L., Co. M, 20th Reg., Ft. 

Douglas, Utah; 1627 E. Hodge, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Williams, Archie, c/o Vandever's Dry Goods 

Co., Tulsa, Okla. 
Wilson, Tom. c/o Texas Pipe Line Co., 

Tulsa, Okla. 
Williams, James O., (deceased) brother of 

W. D. Williams, 830 N. Main, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Wilson, J. L., c/o Texas Pipe Line Co., 

Tulsa, Okla. 
Wilson. C. Be V:am, Red Fork, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Wilson, C. A.. I'risco Brakeman, Francis, 

Okla. 
Wilson, Cripp ' . Red Fork, Tulsa, Okla. 
Wilson, Glenn >., 1519 Baltimore, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Williams, Clir 518 N. McKinley, Sand 

Springs, Okla 
Williams. Dec 15 N. Victor, Tulsa, Okla. 
Williams, Thos. C, Sergt., 912 S. Rock- 
ford, Tulsa, OUIa. 
Williams, Luther M., 2705 E. Seventh, 

Tulsa, Okla. 
Williamson, Alvin G., 1601 Admiral, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Wilson, Loy I., 18 N. Rocklcrd. Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Wilson, Howard, 1177 N. Cheyenne, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Wilcox, Leslie A., 2603 E. Seventh, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Willes, Virgil, 1212 Admiral, Tulsa, Okla. 
Wienecki, E. L., 10 W. Sixteenth, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Wickiser, Thos., 305% S. Frisco, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Wiggins, Lawrence C, Seaman U. S. N., 

1537 Jefferson, Tulsa, Okla. 
Wiley. Wm. R., Sailor U. S. N, 1116 E. 

Fifth, Tulsa, Okla. 
Williford, James A., 512 N. Peoria, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Wikoff. Geo. R., Sergt., 215% W. Brady, 

Tulsa. Okla. 
Winters, Roy, Battery E., 130th F. A., 

E. F. ; c/o Oklahoma Nat. Gas Co., 117 

W. Fourth, Tulsa, Okla. 
Winslow, Freeman, Washuma, Okla. 
Williams, "!eo., Volunteer, 315 W. First, 

Tulsa, Okla. 
Williams, R. L., 842 N. Main, Tulsa, Okla. 
Wiley, Bru^e H., Camp Nichols; c/o Ken- 
dall Drag Co., Tulsa, Okla. 
Woody, W. W. Dr., Elks Club, Tulsa, Okla. 
Woods, E. K., c/o Exchange National Bank, 

Tulsa, Ukla. 
Woods, M. W., c/o Mary Woods, Gen. Del., 

Tulsa Okla. 
Wox, V. H., c/o Mrs. T. D. Wox, Tecum- 

seh, Okla. 
Woodruff, C. O., c/o Mrs. C. O. Woodruff, 

217 W. Hickory, Neosho, Mo. 
Woodson, Fred E., 2nd Lieut. F. A., U. S. 

A., c/o Y. M. C. A., Tulsa, Okla. 
Woods, Cyril J.. 181 E. First, Tulsa, Okla. 
Wood, Everett A., 1003 S. Quincy, Tulsa, 

Okla. 



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TULSA COUNTY IN THE WORLD WAR 



Wood, Allen E., Red Fork, Tulsa, Okla. 
Wolfe, Joseph L., Sergt., 1231 S. Boulder, 

Tulsa, Okla. 
Woodruff, C. H., 515 W. Sixth, Tulsa, Okla. 
Womble, Murray R., 9 N. Wheeling, Tulsa, 

Okla. __, _, , 

Woodbank, W., 23 W. First, Tulsa, Okla. 
Woodring, Lee J., 208 S. Phoenix, Tulsa, 

Okla 
Wright, Floyd, 316 N. Rosedale, Tulsa, 

Okla 
Wright, Eugene W., 412 S. Olympia, Tulsa, 

Okla 
Wright, Glenn R., 316 N. Rosedale, Tulsa, 

Okla. , . „. , 

Wren, Joseph M., 429 Robinson Bldg., 

Tulsa, Okla. , 

Wynn, Ivey, Union National Bank, Tulsa, 

Wyatt!' W. H., J. P. Wyatt, Springfield, 

Wyant, L. D., c/o Mrs. Lola B. Quick, 

R R. No. 2, Fairview, Okla. 
Wylie, W. H., c/o T. B. Wylie, 809 Cen- 
tral, El Dorado, Kans. 
Wynn, Frank A., Sapulpa, Okla. 
Wynn, Clarence C, 510 N. Cheyenne, Tulsa, 

Okla. 
Wynn, S. M., Jr., Rome, Ga. 
Yates, Oscar, c/o Elks Club, Tulsa, Okla 
Yeager, Wm. J., (deceased) brother of 
Mrs. Claude Tuttle, 1746 S. Boulder, 
Tulsa, Okla. . _ , ™ i 

Yeakey, Hiram, 309 W. Brady, Tulsa, Okla. 
Young, Faye S., Sergt. U. S. A., 808 N. 

Denver, Tulsa, Okla. 
Young, John, 1153 S. Quaker, Tulsa, Okla. 
Yeakey, 309 W. Brady, Tulsa, Okla. 
Zahn, Chas. E. Jr., Tulsa. Okla. Gen. Del. 
Zeek, Rex L., 1223 Admiral, Tulsa, Okla. 
Zink, Roy A., 307 First National Bank, 

Tulsa, Okla. _ . _., , 

Zink. Glenn W., 2 S. Nogales, Tulsa, Ok a. 
Zollars, J. R-. Cosden & Co., Tulsa, Okla. 
Ambruster, David F., Navy. 
Armstrong, Melvin L., Navy. 
Arnold, Walter, Kendall S. A. T. C. 
Amey, Amel, Co. Roster. 
Armstrong, C. L., Co. C, Inf.. National 

Guard. 
Anderson, Clarence 
Arnold, P. C. 
Arras, Geo. P., Navy 
Andres, J. B. 
Archer, John S. 
Ameis, Stephen, Nashville, Tenn. 

Armstrong, Jas. 

Arnold, W. F. 

Andrews, J. A., Army 

Andrews, Robert W., Navy 

Anderson, Frank 

Andrews, Jess Ralph, Camp Travis, Tex. 

Appelby, D. P. 

Anderson, Willard, Ft. Riley, Kans. 

Andrus. Chas. H., Co. B., 2nd Okla. Inf. 

Andrews, Benj. E., Jackson Barracks, La. 

Apgar, Norwood, Navy 

Arel, Glen R., Camp Mabry, Austin, Tex. 

Arhall, Chester, Co. Roster 

Arnold, Ben C. 

Attier, Frank, Camp Nichols 

Austin. James, Mansfield, La. 

Aren, F. V. 

Asher, James, in France 

Arp, B. W. 

Ausmus, De Witt, Navy 



Austin, John 

Anderson 

Avery, Edgar L., in Germany (Fire Dept.) 

Armstead, Joe 

Anderson, Sam 

Anger, Eugene T., Navy 

Alexander, C. F., Ft. Riley, Kans. 

Ander, Chas., Camp Nichols, New Orleans 

Arnold, I. C, Reg Supply Co., 2nd Okla. 

Inf., Okla. N. G. 
Adamson, Ellis S. 
Arnold, Joseph, Navy 
Andrew, Louis 
Andrew, D. P. 
Ayers, James F. 
Alexander, Eugene L. A. 
Appleby, Percy 
Adkinson, John G., Navy 
Ackerman. J. J., Co. C, Inf. National 

Adams, W. Francis, Camp Nichols, New 

Orleans. 
Admire, Jno. 
Adrain, Richard O., Camp Nichols, New 

Orleans. 
Albright, Otis P. 
Allen, Walton P., Navy 
Adams, Harry F., Ft. Riley, Kans. 
Allred, Raymond L., Navy 
Alton, Chas. J., Navy 
Abbott, Harry O., Camp Sherman, Chilli- 

cothe, O. 
Anderson, C. R., Camp Nichols, New Or- 
leans. 
Addison, Walter F., Tyler, Texas 
Atchison, Fred . 

Agnew. F. J., Reg. Supply Co., 2nd Okla. 

Inf., Okla. N. G. 
Adkinson, John L., Edgar Adkinson, Sailor 

(c. d.) 
Asher, James A., Co. Roster 
Arnheart, John H., Jefferson Barracks, Mo. 
Arbaugh, John A., Volunteer 
Austin, Amerine 
Atwood, Lee L. 
Anderson, Jesse F., Camp Nichols, New 

Orleans 
Adams, Chas. A., Camp Nichols, New Or- 
leans 
Allen, Paul E., Volunteer 
Augenstein, Vernon 
Allie, Ovel, Navy 
Allen, Nance, Ft. Riley, Kans. 
Alexander, Ray D., Navy _ 

Ashton, Blanch Miss, Still Over— Clerical 

work. 
Ambrosia, Joseph, Naval Training Station, 

Hampton Roads, Va. 
Allen, J. M., Quartermaster Div., Wash- 
ington, D. C. 
Allen, John 

Anderson, Eugene, Ft. Riley, Kans. 
Aumens, Carl 

Ashenfelder, J. E., Co. Hosier 
Armstrong, Ed., Navy 
Ackuff, Clyde, Jackson Barracks, La. 
Adler, Simon, U. S. S. Ky. ; c/o Postmaster 
New York. ... . . . 

Albright, Chas. E., c/o E. E. Albright 
Austin, Lewis S., Camp Travis, Texas 
Anderson, Henderson 
Austin, Wm. 
Adams, James C, Navy 
Adsit, J. Howard, Camp Nichols, New Or- 
leans 
Anderson, Virgil 



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Allen, Roy C, Ft. Riley, Kans. 

Allen, G. W., Co. C, Inf., National Guard 

Albers, W. H. 

Allen, Joseph H., Navy 

Adams, Benj. V., Camp Nichols, New Or- 
leans 

Abernathy, Ben H., Navy 

Adams, Avery I., Camp Nichols, New Or- 
leans 

Adair, DeWitt J., Co. C, 2nd Oklahoma 
National Guard 

Allen, Orlande, Co. Roster 

Albertson, Jack 

Allen, R. S. 

Allen, B. 

Anderson, A. E. 

Asbell, Raymond, Navy 

Allcon, T. A. 

Avis, J. P., Co. C, Inf., National Guard 

Ashley, J. M., Jr. 

Aston, Sergt.-Major Robt., Co. D, 111th 
Engineers 

Allensworth, E. L. 

Audd, Clyde C, Ft. Riley, Kans. 

Archie, Chas., Co. C, Inf., National Guard 

Alley, Bluford, Navy 

Anderson, Dorr E., Co. Roster 

Alvarez, Claude, Co. Roster 

Allen, J. Henry, Camp Nichols, New Or- 
leans 

Arbogast, Earl, Co. Roster 

Adams, Earl R., Camp Travis, Texas 

Acock, Carl 

Ash, Oakey Allen, Jackson Barracks, La. 

Anderson, James 

Anderson, Basil M., Jefferson Barracks, Mo. 

Ashcraft, C. J. 

Allen, Walter, Camp Travis, Texas 

Austin, L. L. 

Austin, Roy S., Volunteer 

Adams, Ernest L., Volunteer 

Allen, Wm. C, Camp Travis, Texas 

Anderson, Virgil V., Volunteer 

Allen, Roy S., Camp Travis, Texas 

Allen, Albert 

Barton, Jessie, Jefferson Barracks, Mo. 

Byrd, Earnest, Co. Roster 

Brians, J. R., Sgt. 

Bruce, Geddes, Jefferson Barracks, Mo. 

Byers, R. L. 

Baker, Glen, Volunteer 

Brossean, Henry J. 

Buster, Floyd D., Navy 

Brasel, Eddy B., Jefferson Barracks, Mo. 

Burns, S. R., Co. C, Inf., National Guard 

Burns, Chas. D. 

Byers, Beverly M., Navy 

Branson, T. E. 

Byrnes, Frank J. 

Burns, Chas. 

Breck, Arthur F. 

Bumgarner, Harold 

Burleson, Otis T. 

Bumont, R. C. 

Buckley, G. F. 

Bradshaw, Harry E., Jefferson Barracks, 
Mo. 

Bunch, L. L., Volunteer 

Brackney, Ralph D. 

Byfield, Lealie Wm., Navy 

Brazzell, Tom 

Burke, A. C. 

Byers, Griffin, Navy 

Bray, Walter K., Camp Travis, Texa3 

Brown, Lennard 

Briggs, Hector M., Navy 



Bradford, Pvt. Walter E., Co. C, Inf., Na- 
tional Guard 

Bryant, J. W. 

Buchanan, Lieut. Dr. Jas M., Ft. Riley, 
Kans., Co. 49, Barracks No. 8 M. O. T. 
C. 

Broyhill, Herman, Camp Nichols, La. 

Bush, Alonzo T., Jefferson Barracks, Mo. 

Burton, Houston S. 

Bruner, Wm. F. 

Brandenburg, Eugene 

Bucker, Jesse E. 

Brosseau, Henry J. f Jefferson Barracks, Mo. 

Branil, F. M. 

Bryan, Frank R., Navy 

Bray, Ralph, Volunteer 

Bradley, Gail R., Co. Roster 

Brown, T. J., Navy 

Bright, Lewis 

Brasel, J. Claude, Camp Travis, Texas 

Brookhover, Ira E. t Navy 

Braucht, Stable Guard, Co. Roster 

Bryan, C. A., Volunteer 

Broeding, Delson, Camp Travis, Texa3 

Busby, Lewis M., Camp Travis, Texas 

Borror, Fred Wm., Navy 

Borders, James T., Navy 

Bryan, Curtis F., Ft. Riley, Kans. 

Brady, C. Lee, Camp Nichols, La. 

Brady, W. A. 

Brill, James A. 

Brecht, Walter H. 

Bradford, G. E., Volunteer 

Bristol, T. E. 

Bunton, Hugh 

Burden, Clarence 

Burnes, Frank S., Drafted. 

Bullington, Felix A., Navy 

Bushnell, L. E., Supply Co., 318th, A. E. F. 

Burford, B. E. 

Burnham, S. J., Camp Travis, Tex. 

Burke, Larkin 

Bryan, Meredit, Sgt. 

Byrne, F. W. 

Burns, Edward C, Co. Roster 

Burton, G. R. 

Burris, Jess, Navy 

Bowyer, Edgar L., Co. C, Second Oklahoma 
National Guards. 

Butts, Jessie 

Butler, Daniel R., Camp Travis Texas 

Bowden, Horace D., Ft. Riley, Kans. 

Butler, Ed, Moved 

Bowden, Horace D., Camp Travis, Texas 

Burns, Arthur T., Navy 

Burns, Frank J., Camp Nichols, La. 

Buffington. H. H. 

Buckley, Eugene 

Burney Travis, in Service ; Ex. Nat'l Bank 

Bruns, Chas. E., Co. Roster 

Burcham, Ray S., Co. C, Second Oklahoma 
National Guard. 

Barron, Merle W., Navy 

Brundidge, Hogan, Co. Roster (Musician) 

Burgeran, E. J. 

Bube, E. M. 

Braymer, Paul 

Busby, Frank M. 

Burger, G. Ray 

Brockman, Ray J. 

Branner, Jack, Co. Roster 

Brown, Harry E., Co. C, 2nd Okla. N. G. 

Bray, R. W., Volunteer 

Brown, Waldo C, Navy 

Bryan, Clarence B., Camp Travis, Texas 



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TULSA COUNTY IN THE WORLD WAR 



Bradley, W. D., Camp Travis, Texas 

Bradley, Charlie, Camp Travis, Texas 

Bradley, Albert M., Navy 

Bradley, Chas. H., Navy 

Burris, John, Volunteer 

Burris, Raymond G., Navy 

Brasler, John F. 

Brown, Dewey, Volunteer 

Burnett, C. R., Volunteer 

Button, P. A., Co. C, Inf. Nat'l. Guard 

Brosel, T. M. 

Bowman, Ballard B., Navy 

Bowman, J. N., Sgt. Co. C, Inf., Nat'l 

Guard 
Bourell, Roy E., Camp Travis, Tex. 
Boswell, Leslie, Camp Travis, Tex. 
Bottoms, S. 
Bounner, Claude 
Bowman, T. C, Reg. Supply Co., 2nd Okla. 

Inf., Okla. N. G. 
Bullen, Steve, Camp Travis, Tex. 
Burke, Joe, Camp Travis, Tex. 
Branch, Wm., Camp Travis, Tex. 
Bruce, Fletcher D., Navy 
Brogles, Otis C, Navy 
Brown. Mack, Pvt. 
Brown, Bert 

Boyd, Clarence O., Camp Travis, Tex. 
Bomingues, Tom 
Bowden, Herbert I., Navy 
Brown, Frank A., Pvt., Co. C, 2nd Okla. 

N. G. 
Brown, Alvis, Volunteer 
Brooks, Wm. T, Pvt., Co. C, 2nd Okla. 

N. G. 
Brice, W. J., Volunteer 
Burton, Lawrence, Kansas City, Kans. 
Bradfield, Jackson, Lieut. 
Brewer, C. P., Pvt. Co. Roster 
Brown, Harold C, Jefferson Barracks, Mo. 
Brown, Ben M., Navy 

Branham, Luther G., Ft. Sam Houston, Tex. 
Bronson, James, Navy 
Brunson, G. A., Volunteer 
Brown, Walter F., Sgt. Co. B.. 2nd Okla. 

Inf. 
Burton, Chas. L., Sgt., Co. Roster. 
Burke, N. L., 5th Casual Co., 1st Reg. O. T. 

C, Camp Hancock, Augusta. 
Brown, Ray C. Camp Travis, Tex. 
Brunhoff, Henry 
Browning, B. F. 
Brennan, Geo. W., Co. Roster. 
Bottom, Wm. G. 

Brown, Hampton J., Pvt., Co. Roster 
Brinkham, Edgar J., Volunteer 
Brown, W. 
Brackeen, Opal, Miss, Red Cross Nurse, 

Ft. Beauregard, La. 
Burke, Jerome T. 
Bryan, Brightower 

Buchan, Homer E., Camp Nichols, La. 
Browne, Dr. Henry 
Bowersock, John, Volunteer 
Brown, Geo. Alfred, U. S. Marine 
Brown, Ira L., Navy 
Bryant, Ed., Camp Travis, Tex. 
Brush, Floyd C, Camp Travis, Tex. 
Bray, Willis, Camp Nichols, La. 
Barthel, Eugene L., Navy 
Bell, Jas. A., Capt. Co. B., 2nd Okla. Inf. 
Brown, Leslie W., Co. B., 2nd Okla. Inf. 
Brown, Sidney 
Brown, Geo. M., Navy 
Brown, Wm. Camp Travis, Tex. 



Barbe, J. R., Navy 

Bryant, Elbert R., Camp Travis, Tex. 

Brown, Harley, Co. C, 2nd Okla. N. G. 

Brown, W. H., Co. C, Inf. Nat'l. Guard 

Brim, Oscar S., Volunteer 

Brown, Lewis O. 

Boyle, Gus 

Bolin, Ernest 

Bassett, Ben R., Navy 

Blakemore, Jesse D., Volunteer 

Bowen, Minor L., Camp Travis, Tex. 

Black well, A. F. 

Bordeaux, Robert M., Navy 

Bailey, Sergt. K. E., Cp. Q. M. Bldg., 

Camp Funston, Kans. 
Brixey, Harrison, Camp Travis, Tex. 
Byrd, J. E. 

Boyce, Wm., Co. B., 2nd Okla. Inf. 
Burke, Geo. D., Volunteer 
Brians, R. 

Burrow, Paul, Co. Roster (Musician) 
Bullington, H. B. 

Burnside, E. A., Camp Travis, Tex. 
Brinkley, Thomas P. 
Bond, Harry, Camp Travis, Tex. 
Blackman, Lonnie, Camp Travis, Tex. 
Borror, John 
Ball, Carl A. 
Bearden, Ross H., Navy 
Boatwright, Wm., Camp Travis, Tex. 
Blaunt, L. W. 

Bache, Wm. R., Camo Travis, Tex. 
Blackwell, Sam, Camp Travis, Tex. 
Barton. V. E. 
Bartlett, Barney, Naval Training Station, 

Chicago, 111. 
Bearden, Wayne 
Bass, Elby, Navy 
Blevins, Tom 

Bowler, Wm. B., Okla. City, Okla. 
Board, Wm., Camp Travis, Tex. 
Boroff, C. H., Camp Travis, Tex. 
Bogle, John H., Navy. 

Booth, Esper M., Jefferson Barracks, Mo. 
Bollander, John P. 

Blaylock, B. Lee, Camp Travis, Tex. 
Birdsong, David D. 
Bonner, H. 
Blacker, W. L. 

Black, Warren, Camp Travis, Tex 
Black, Clyde, Co. D., 111th Engrs., Via 

N. Y. 
Blackwelder, R. T., Reg. Supply Co., 2nd 

Okla. Inf., N. G. 
Blevins, Cylde H., Camp Travis, Tex. 
Black, Sanford E., Camp Travis, Tex. 
Baker, Guy G., Ft. Logan, Colo. 
Ballew, Wm. P., Volunteer 
Bartlett. Thurman 

Belshe, James, Jefferson Barracks, Mo. 
Boyd, Clarence, In France 
Basley, M. C. 
Bond; Jeptha B., Navy 
Bordon, W. 
Benton, Harry, Navy 
Ballinger, Elmer J., Ft. Meyer, Va. 
Bales, Walter, Camp Travis, Tex. 
Bercher, R. 
Beddoe, Lonnie, Corp. Co. C, Inf. Okla. 

Nat'l Guard. 
Beighle, Roy T., Navy 
Bowers, Wm. M., Pvt., Co. C. 2nd Okla. 

N. G. 
Bear, Chas., Corp., Co. C. Inf., Nat'l Guard 
Bernstein, Maurice, Brooklyn, N. Y. 



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Bell, Raymond 

Bernstein, E. J. 

Blar.kenship, W. W., Co. Roster 

Briscoe, John W., Co. Roster 

Biliington, F. B., Outside of City 

Blair, Wm., Volunteer 

Bond, John C, Navy 

Bounner, Ed. 

Boughton, Lixie, Ft. Riley, Kans. 

Hon nam, Odford C, Navy 

Benedum, Orla C, Navy 

Bar, Geo. M., Ft. Sam Houston, Tex. 

Bomley, Clarence B., Navy 

Boyd, Wm., Ft. Riley, Kans. 

Bordin, C. N. 

Bicking, Lewis J., Navy 

Beasley, C. W., Camp Travis, Tex. 

Boatright, Nolan, Camp Travis, Tex. 

Bowen, Troy A., Camp Travis, Tex. 

Bowen, Edgar L., Camp Johnson, Jackson- 
ville, Fla. 

Billingslee, Frank R., Ft. Moultrie, S. C. 

Billingsly, Earl 

Barton, Hobart M., Volunteer 

Bernard, Harold B., Ft. Howard, Md. 

Barkyn, G. H., Reg. Supply Co., 2nd Okla. 
Inf., N. G. 

Beydler, Ross C Navy 

Betts, Adolph 

Belschner, G. LeRoy, Camp Travis, Tex. 

Pettis, Homer, Camp Travis, Tex. 

Beckley, Howard B., S. A. T. C, Norman, 
Okla. 

Bickle, Marion, Camp Travis, Tex. 

Best, Clarence O., Navy 

Bentley, Ike M., Camp Travis, Tex. 

Benson, Roy B. 

Biggs, Troy H., Co. B., 2nd Okla. Inf. 

Bell, Claude A., Navy 

Benge, Homer N., Pvt., Co. Roster 

Beach, Lloyd C, Pvt. 

Benz, Howard J., Okla. City, Okla. 

Burke, Daniel J. 

Bilyen, Moses A., Camp Nichols, La. 

Bigpond, Albert, Pvt., Co. Roster 

Birman, Geo. 

Benton, Jack H., Navy 

Billington, Perrell D., Pvt. 

Bogue, G. F., Camp Travis, Tex. 

Bowen, Roy T., Jefferson Barracks, Mo. 

Blansett, Bryan, Co. Roster 

Bickmore, J. K., Camp Travis, Tex. 

Beaver, Floyd M., Camp Travis, Tex. 

Boom, Wm. 

Bonahanan, C. W. 

Bessler, Phillip, Navy 

Beadle, W. F. 

Beaumont. Amber R., Volunteer 

Beaver, Floyd M., Camp Travis, Tex. 

Bowdle, Clarence L., Navy 

Bond, J. C, Co. C, Inf., Nat'l Guard. 

Benedict, A. C, Camp Travis, Tex. 

Beyer, L. E. 

Bidell, Jessie, Miss, Red Cross Nurse, Camp 
Pike, Ark. 

Bradshaw, Chester C, Volunteer 

Beall, Wm. E., Reg. Supply Co., 2nd Okla. 
Inf., Okla. N. G. 

Boyles, V. E. 

Beanlieu, Earl, Camp Nichols, La. 

Boswell, Wilmer, Navy Bureau of Yards & 
Docks 

Beauchamp. Oluff D. 

Beals, R. F., Reg. Supply Co. 2nd Okla. 

, Inf., Okla. N. G. 



Beakley, H. B. 

Beach, Dave, Navy 

Bishop, James B., Co. B., 2nd Okla. Inf. 

Baldwin, H. H., Volunteer 

Bowen, Law 

Barber, Guess C, Co. C, 2nd Okla. N. G. 

Barborn, Virgil 

Balmer, A. 

Bartett, John T., Volunteer 

Baskin, Robert T., Ft. Sam Houston, Tex. 

Berry, Bert, Camp Travis, Tex. 

Bennett, Wilbur, Camp Travis, Tex. 

Batten, Joseph W., Navy 

Bathbum, Lawson E., Navy 

Bayer, Sidney L., Camp Travis, Tex. 

Barber, Evon N. 

Ballard, Pressie, Navy 

Barry, Everett E., Navy 

Barry, Wm., Camp Travis, Tex. 

Barber, Clyde K., Ft. Riley, Kans. 

Beck, James, Camp Travis, Tex. 

Berry, Lieut. Geo. S., Jacksonville, Fla. 

Bending, R. E. 

Beck, Delbert M., Camp Travis, Tex. 

Beeson, Roy L., Co. B., 2nd Okla. I nf. 

Berry, CM. 

Beck, Wm. J., Co. Roster. 

Bell, J. E., 2nd Lieut., C. A. R. C, 63rd 

Hdqtrs. Co. Art. (C. A. C.) Ft. Worden, 

Wash. 
Berlin, J. F. 
Berry, Chas. N. 

Barrette, Defern W., Corp., Co. Roster. 
Barrett, Stephen M., Navy 
Bennett, Edgar, Jefferson Barracks, Mo. 
Barnhardt, Leonard, Camp Nichols, La. 
Bennett, Edgar, Jefferson Barracks. Mo. 
Bennett, John A., Pvt. Co. C, 2nd Okla. 

N. G. 
Bennett, Frank, Co. C, 2nd Okla. N. G. 
Bennett, Lloyd, Co. Roster. 
Bennett, J. B., Volunteer 
Bartay, Eddie, Camp Travis, Tex. 
Barrington, M. J. 
Barthell, Joseph L., Navy 
Barry, P. H. 
Butler, James Leon 
Barr, Albert 
Balthrop, J. E. 
Bolkenberg, D. J. 
Barnes, Harry C. 

Barron, Virgil W., Camp Travis, Tex. 
Booker, D. C. 

Butts, W. S., 205 Seaman, Bldg\, Tulsa. 
Baker, Press. 
Basil, Gage 
Butts, Allen 

Bottoroff, S. T., Camp Travis, Tex. 
Boyer, Harold, Co. C, 130th M. G. Bn., A. 

E. F., France. 
Bullington, Harold 
Butler, John, Co. Roster 
Baldwin, Winfred F., Co. B., 2nd Okla. Inf. 
Ballard, Tuck A., Navy 
Ballard, Samuel C, Navy 
Boyd, A. H. 
Baxter, F. H.. Co. 17, C. A. C, Boston Port 

Revere, Hull, Mass. 
Benepe, Geo. O.. Co. B., 2nd Okla. Inf. 
Bruaker, Fred A., Camp Travis, Tex. 
Barnett, Dave, Okla. City, Okla. 
Baxter, J. W. 
Barnett, Chas. A., Jr. 
Boyd, Jas. M., Marine 
Barron, Keller C, Camp Nichols, La. 



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Bennett, Forster 

Butler, Courtland, Postal Ex. Serv., G. H. Q. 

Bunnell, Clarence E., Co. Roster 

Bath, Elmer F., Co. C, 2nd Okla. N. G. 

Baxter, C. H.. U. S. S., Arkansas c/o Post- 
master, New York 

Barbee, Wm. H., Navy 

Baldwin, C. H. 

Dailey, Reva Miss, Red Cross Nurse, Ft. 
Oglethorpe, Ga. 

Barnes, Byron Scott, Camp Travis, Tex. 

Barron, John W., Chattanooga, Tenn. 

Barclay, Floyd, Camp Jesup, Atlanta, Ga. 

Barclay, Sherman, Camp Jesup, Atlanta, 
Ga. 

Banks, Thos. J., Co. C, Inf., Nat'l Guard. 

Barnes, A. C, Co. C, Inf., Nat'l Guard 

Bailey, Tom C., Navy 

Baumgardner, C. 

Bazzell, Clarence S. 

Baker, Milton H., Co. Roster 

Barnhart, Chas. E., Navy 

Ballinger, Dewey H., Navy 

Baker, Jack Lawrence, U. S. Marine 

Baker, Grover C, Co. Roster 

Bourland, Grover C, Camp Travis, Tex. 

Baker, Claude, Ft. Riley, Kans. 

Baker, Irl R. 

Burns, Fred O., Drafted 

Basford, John Asa, Jefferson Barracks, Mo. 

Bartley, Isaac P., Camp Travis, Texas 

Balinson, A. W. 

Barnes, Wm. A., Navy 

Babb, Clay Abbott, Navy 

Baer, Joe 

Barnes, R. C. 

Barnes, John H., Volunteer 

Betz, W. F. 

Barett, H. 

Barnes, Berl L., Navy 

Baker, Ralph 

Bailey, G. B. 

Barnett, Kelly 

Conway, Alford, Ft. Sam Houston. 

Clinton, Garrett 

Clark, Ernest R., Jefferson Barracks, Mo. 

Colburn, Frank J., Co. B., 2nd Okla. Inf. 

Clark, Claude L., Atchison, Kans. 

Corley, C. W. 

Coote'r, C. S., Reg. Supply Co., 2nd Okla. 
Inf., Okla. N. G. 

Cross, Homer L., Co. Roster 

Cruse, Elbert R., Camp Funston, Kans. 

Crandall, Arthur C, Jefferson Barracks. 
Mo. 

Crow, Henry C, Camp Travis, Tex. 

Conway, Alan, Camp McArthur, Waco, 
Tex. 

Crain, Howard L., Jefferson Barracks, Mo. 

Cross, Frank 

Cross, James L., Camp Travis, Tex. 

Clar, H. R. 

Conwey, Wallace, Camp Travis, Tex. 

Copeland, Ed., Ft. Sam Houston, Tex. 

Carr, Navy (Fire Dept.) 

Clark, Floyd F.. Camp Travis, Tex. 

Cowden, J. B. 

Crane, Howard 

Cowlan, Ernest C, Camp Nichols, La. 

Craig, W. F. 

Crawford, Raymond, Camp Nichols, La. 

Cranfield, Claude B., Jefferson Barracks, 
Mo. 

Conway, Karl B.. Sec. Y. M. C. A., 47 Rus- 
sell Sq., London, W. C. I., Eng. 



Crutchfield, T. M., Jefferson Barracks, Mo. 

Chastain, Ben H., Co. C, Inf., Nat'l Guard 

Clappe, Mack, Navy 

Clark, James W., Navy 

Clase, Eugene R., Camp Travis, Tex. 

Cornelius, Coffee 

Clark, Ivin C, Navy 

Clark, L. C, 1023 S. Forrest 

Carter, F. M. 

Cornelius, Sergt. Geo. B., 86 Casual Co. 

Depot Brigade, Camp Pike, Ark. 
Clark, Frank C, Ft. Riley, Kans. 
Coutler, P. L. 

Corrigan, Martin Paul, U. S. Marine 
Coyle, Harold F., Jefferson Barracks, Mo. 
Cooper, Carl, Co. C, Inf., Nat'l Guard 
Cook, Henry R., Camp Travis, Tex. 
Cook, Homer B. 
Cook, Davis, Co. Roster 
Cooper, Emmett E., Navy 
Crabtree, Lee 
Coriger, Pete 
Chambers, Leslie 

Cook, John J., Camp Nichols, La. 
Curry, Lawrence L. 
Crosdale, E. S. 
Drombie, Ed. 

Culp, Albert A., Camp Nichols, La. 
Crowell, Al B. 

Colbourne, Cliff E., Volunteer 
Chadwell, Cloid. 

Curtis, John E., Camp Travis, Tex. 
Crismon, Ivan G.. Co. C, 2nd Okla. Inf. 
Cotton, Carl 
Cleary, Jack L., Navy 
Cleary, Capt. J. K., 336th M. G. Bn., 87th 

Div. 
Clinkscales, Allen H., Co. B., 2nd Okla. Inf. 
Cline, Harry 

Cole. Don D., Camp Travis, Tex. 
Cole, Geo. J. 

Culp, Howard M., Co. C, 2nd Okla. N. G. 
Comden, Roy, Camp Travis, Tex. 
Colclazer, Erwin, Co. Roster 
Coggeshall, F. R. 
Colvin, R. O. 
Collins, Roy 
Cockrill, J. M. 
Cochrean, Henry A. 
Collier, Stephen A., Navy 
Colley, Richard P, Camp Travis, Tex. 
Collins, W. F., Navy 
Cock, Harvey 
Coleman, Tom 
Curtis, James 

Cragin, Miss Francis, Red Cross Service. 
Craikfield, Dale L. 
Crabb, H. W. 
Crine, Homer J., Navy 
Curan, John. 
Cupp, Chas., Co. Roster. 
Clark, Carl, Volunteer 
Chadwick, Joe 

Champieux, Charles J., Navy 
Chadwell, Dewey S., Navy 
Cheshire, John L., Navy 
Chaney, G. T. 

Coy, Walter, Camp Travis, Tex. 
Chesire, L., Navy 
Church, Wm. H., Co. Roster 
Chidds, R. 
Conode, Geo. A. 
Childers, Albert L. 
Cherry, Jasper 
Chastain, C. M., Camp Travis, Tex. 



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Christoph, Glen T., Camp Travis, Tex. 

Christiansen, O. W., Minneapolis, Minn. 

Church, Chas. L. 

Chase, Henry C, Navy 

Charober, S. C. 

Cissell, Nathan T., Navy 

Clement, Chas. B., Camp McArthur, Waco, 

Tex. 
Cozzell, J. J. 
Consolvo, Otto 
Conner, F. P. 
(Jonstantin, Eugene 
Cummings, Lieut. C. L. Aviation, Camp 

Shawbury, Salop, Eng. 
Cranfill, Truett B., Jefferson Barracks, Mo. 
Crawford, I. L. 
Correll, W. L., Reg. Supply Co., 2nd Okla. 

Inf., Okla. N. G. 
Chambers, Wm. C, Co. Roster. 
OJine, Wm. H., Co. C, 2nd Okla. N. G. 
Crupper, John C. 
Cox, M. E., Reg. Supply Co., 2nd Okla. Inf., 

Okla. N. G. 
Cowar, Homer 
Callan, Hobart 
Chastaine, Ben F. 
Cecil, Wm. B., Reg. Suppy Co., 2nd Okla. 

Inf., Okla. N. G 
Carber, Benj. F., Jefferson Barracks, Mo. 
Cash, Oscar L., Huddleston, Earl R. 
Cox, Paul M. 

Cavitt, Elbert, Co. Roster 
Campbell, Glen. 1301 S. Boulder 
Clark, Earl, Navy 
Carter, Clare 

Catron, Clyde A., Co. C, 2nd Okla. N. G. 
Cass, Jesse B., Volunteer, Douglas, Ariz. 
Chatterson, C. 

Carter, Geo., Camp Travis, Tex. 
Carter, H. W. 
Carter, James G., Navy 
Cash, Murrill A., Navy 
Carter, Hubert, Camp Travis, Tex. 
Carter, Ralph, Jefferson Barracks, Mo. 
Cary, Wm. N., Co. C, 2nd Okla. N. G. 
Cloutre, D. 

Carroll, Robert A., Lawton, Okla. 
Campbell, John H., Navy 
Cain, C. 

Carr, Henry, Navy 
Carson, Geo. A., Volunteer 
Carnahan, Roy S., Jefferson Barracks, Mo. 
Cable, R. W. 

Carr. John E., Camp Travis, Tex. 
Campbell, Earl, Ft. Benjamin Harrison, 

Indianapolis, Ind. 
Crutchfield, Lieut Ewing Hasell, 16 Charing 

Cross, c/o Cox & Co., London, Eng. 
Crow, Walter L., Jefferson Barracks, Mo. 
Carl, N. H., Volunteer 
Careleton, Ernest, Navy 
Carpenter, Lee 
Cabert, Wm., B. Gardner 
Campbell, Lloyd C, Co. C, 2nd Okla. N. G. 
Carpenter, Robert L., Jefferson Barracks, 

Mo. 
Carnahan, Earl P., Camp Nichols, La. 
Canine, Lieut. W. Leland, Co. D., 81«th 

Pioneer Inf. 
Campbell, Max 
Cantner, Clyde E., Navy 
Cartwright, Harold 
Dillard, Lawrence, Ft. Riley, Kans. 
Dienst, Deight. 
Dixon, Geo. 



Dyer, Geo. W., Vancouver Bar, Wash. 

Dittmer, Jack D., Ft. Sam Houston, Tex. 

Dikerman, Joseph C, Navy 

Dickson, Carl S. 

Dillard, John E., Navy 

Doles, Earl Marcus, Ft. Riley, Kans. 

Dwyer, Michael J., Jefferson Barracks, Mo. 

Dwyer, Geo., Jefferson Barracks, Mo. 

Dismuke, Marshall, Camp Travis, Tex. 

Dorman, Bert E., Camp Nichols, La. 

Dtcoca, Benj. H., Navy 

Dorsey, John I., Camp Nichols, La. 

Dicks, Howard 

Dohlem, Elmer 

Dispennett, Archie A., Navy 

Debutts, Dean J., Co. C, 2nd Okla. N. G. 

Dogherty, W. D. 

Doyle, Roy 

Dixon, Acy Talmage, Camp Travis, Tex. 

Duckworth, Clarence C, Navy 

Drit, James J., Camp Travis, Tex. 

Drew, D. D., Navy 

Downs, Haskell B., Co. Roster 

Duncan, James L., Volunteer 

Duddleston, C. R., Camp Nichols, La. 

Dillman, Clyde, Jefferson Barracks, Mo. 

Duffy, John D., Camp Travis, Tex. 

Dutcher, Wm. R., Reg. Supply Co., 2nd 

Okla. Inf. 
Duke, Bert S., Camp Nichols, La. 
Davies, G. W. 

Duckett, Tom J., Co. Roster 
Duckworth, Wm. B. 
Davis, Arthur 
Dohlem, Wm. E. 
Dow, Randolph C, Navy 
Drussa, Jesse F., Navy 
Dobbs, W. H. 
Dossey, Oscar D., Navy 
Donnelley, Chas. E. 
Dewey, Clifton R., Camp Nichols, La. 
Dickerson, C. D., Ft. Riley, Kans. 
Duckworth, Clarence C, Navy 
Doren, Clarence 

Dawson, Chas. B., Camp Travis, Tex. 
Daley, Chas. W. 
Dallas, A. E. 
Dunigah, Walter F. 
Danlt, Roy 

Donovan, James J., Navy 
Dye, W. M., Reg. Supply Co., 2nd Okla. Inf. 
Dye, Robert G., Ft. Riley, Kans. 
Dvxffey, Walter E., Jackson Barracks, La. 
Divine, H. P., 1508 E. Third. 
Dunlap, Gene D., Navy 
Dunigan, Harry 
Dillahunty, Wm. 
Davis, R. T., Volunteer 
Danneberg, Waldeman N. 
Duke, Jackson 
Donat, H. Walter 

Dulin, Jesse H., Jackson Barracks, La. 
Davis, Solomon F., Jefferson Baracks, Mo. 
Davis, Wm. Orville, U. S. Marine 
Duff, Elmer 
Danles, Roy Q. 
Dunham, James F., Navy 
Davis, Zena Corda, Jackson Barracks, La. 
Davidson, Walter, Camp Travis, Tex. 
Duncan, Guy F., Camp Travis, Tex. 
Davis, James H., Navy 
Davis, H. W. 
Davison, Walter 

Davis, Francis J., Jefferson Barracks, Mo. 
Davies, Griffith Wm., Navy 



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Davis, Lester J., Navy 

Davis, C. H. 

Dunaway, Paul S., Navy 

Dunlap, Geo. A., Camp Travis, Tex. 

Dailey, John L., Camp Travis, Tex. 

Davis, Guy 

Davis, Ralph W., Training Detachment B., 

Radio School, Norman, Okla. 
Dudley, James A., Camp Nichols, La. 
Dunham, Leland B., Navy 
Dunigan, Richard. 
Dunham, Roy, Camp Nichols, La. 
Dubois, Virgin L., Ft. Sam Houston, Tex. 
Darling, John H. 
Daniels, E. J., Volunteer 
Dennehy, Joseph E. 

Davidson, Ed., Jefferson Barracks, Mo. 
Davis, Guy, Fort Sam Houston, Tex. 
Douglas, Sergt. Damon, U. S. A., Hospital, 

British E. F. 
Danneberg, W. G. 
Dahlem, S. W. 
Dawson, Ross 

Daniels, Ray Q., Camp Travis, Tex. 
Davis, Wallace H., Navy 
Douglas, D. V. 

Darrell, Floyd F., Volunteer 
Davenport, Corby, Jefferson Barracks, Mo. 
Dailey, W. E. 

Dowler, Arthur, Navy 

Dowden, J. R. 

Dose, Herman W., Navy 

Dodson, J. D. 

Douglas, R. A. 

Dean, Clarence P., Co. Roster 

Dowen, Harry E., Camp Travis, Tex. 

Deatherage. I. B., Reg. Supply Co., 2nd 

Okla. Inf. 
Dellard, James H., Camp Travis, Tex. 
Dell, F. Ray 

Doughrity, Geo. W., Volunteer 

Dean, Charles L. 

Dent, Chas., Camp Travis, Tex. 

Denning, Oliver B. 

Dorothea. Duel, Miss, Red Cross Nurse. 

Dennis, A. Z., Camp Pike, Little Rock, Ark. 

DeLandy. Harold, Ft. Riley, Kans. 

Daniels, John M., Jefferson Barracks, Mo. 

Denesseus, Adam, Navy 

Dewaine, Avery 

Denton, Jack L., Navy 

Day, Lester, Jefferson Barracks, Mo. 

Davis, Archie Wta., Navy 

Dear, Paul J., Co. C, 2nd Okla. N. G. 

Dean, Glen 

Davenport, Don A. 

Donothan. Julius C, Volunteer 

Dewey, Harold S. 

Dunigan, Mark F., Camp Nichols, La. 

Davisson, Neal 

Delman, Wm. E., Jefferson Barracks, Mo. 

Echols, Geo. T. 

Edwards, Elmer L. 

Eades, Joe C, Co. Roster 

Elgert, Paul A., Navy 

Elwell, Wm. 

Elins, Dick 

Elgin, Dolphas C, Navy 

Ellis, Britt 

Estep, Lloyd 

Everett, Walter W., Ft. Nichols, La. 

Elliott, Robert L., Co. Roster 

Elliott, Ben H. 

Evans, Willis, Volunteer 

Edens, R. E. 



Edwards, Harold S., Navy 

Elliott, J. C. 

Ellithrop, Earl 

Evans, Ellis 

Eldridge, John O., Camp Nichols, La. 

Eblins, L. C. 

Edde, Mack G., Navy 

Estill, Ried P. 

Edwards, Wm., Parents, San Antonio, Tex. 

Everett, Leslie M., Camp Nichols, La. 

Elliott, Howard 

Egger, Paul H. 

Everett, Ray S., Sailor 

Edwards M. E. 

Edgar, Geo., First Nat'l Bank List. 

Edfland, Samuel 

Ecker, Michael, E., Camp Travis, Tex. 

Evans, Evan, Co. Roster 

Eadenn, , In France 

Ellis, Everett 

Evans, J. C, Navy 

Edyburn, Leslie H., Navy 

Eggleston, Guy C. 

Earley. Clarence P., Co. C, 2nd Okla. N. 

G. 
Edkley, John, Navy 
Easton, R. N., In France. 
East, Loren Edison, U. S. Marine 
Ericson, Henry E., Camp Travis, Tex. 
Eakin, James H. 

Erwin, Lonnie C, Camp Nichols, La. 
English, E. D., Camp Travis, Tex. 

Emmett, Ely O. 

Emerson, Elmer G., Co. Roster 

Erwin, Andrew V. 

Elsworth, W. W. 

Easter, J. 

Etzel, Elmer A. 

Eckman, Grant 

Eppele, John M., Navy 

East, Fred 

Eastland, V. O. 

Ellison, E. E., Navy 

Ellis, Wm. C, Jackson Barracks. La. 

Eggerson, G. G. 

Erter, O. W., Co. C, Inf., Nat'l Guard 

Ely, Dewey, Navy 

Eno, V. W. 

Edwards, Roy 

Evans, Lawrence C, Navy 

Earl, Jesse, Navy 

Estep, Lloyd E., Co. C. 4th Bn. I. 0. C. T. 

S., Camp Pike, Ark. 
Eaton, Edwin 

Enoch, Charles T., Camp Travis, Tex. 
Estes, J. A. 
Essex, Cole, Co. Roster 
Eugil, Arthur 
Elsin, Homer C, Navy 
Everett, Elmer, Navy 
Evans, Julius 
East, Lorenz E. 
Eubanks, Joe W. 
Eskew, Herman V., Navy 
Eisten, E. E. 
Ester, John 
Elgin, D. E. 
Elliott, George 
Eggers, Paul N. 
Engle, F. I. 

Eller, Carl E., Volunteer 
Edmonds, Wm., Camp Nichols, La. 
Edwards, O. O., Ft. Logan, Colo. (Letter 

marked "unclaimed") 
Eckhart, Geo. A. 



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Fager, John H. 

Fisher, Tecumseh A. W., Co. B., 2nd Okla. 

Inf. 
Fisher, Edward C, Camp Jackson, Fla. 
Friend, Edward C, Camp Jackson, Fla. 
Friend, Joe 
Fulks, Webb 
Figel, J. T., Reg. Supply Co., 2nd Okla. 

Inf., Okla. N. G. 
Fixmer, Clyde 
Fielden, Clay M., Navy 
Fisher, Harry 
Finklestein, D. A. 
Field, Daniel F., Navy 
Field, Sergt. Lee, Co. B., 131 M. G. Bn., 

36th Div., A. E. F. 
Fitzgerald, M. J. 

Fulton, John B., Jackson Barracks, La. 
Fryatt, Gerald L., Navy 
Fahnestock, N. S. 
Frick, H. E., Navy 
Fugue, H. A. 
Freeman, R., Volunteer 
Fletcher, Burrill. 
Fisher, S. H. 

Fox, Harold J., Volunteer 
Falletta, Peter L., Co. Roster 
Foraker, Guy H., Navy 
Fox, M. 
Foy, O. C. 
Fields, Raymond H. 
Frew, Robert L., 1st Corp., Co. Roster. 
Fulks, Albert S., Co. C, 2nd Okla. N. G. 
Foy, B. C. 

Futrell, James P., Co. B., 2nd Okla. Inf. 
Fischer, Glenn, Co. Roster 
Wisher, E. C. 
Fortier, Pvt. Leo R., Co. C, 2nd Okla. 

N. G. 
Fleek, E. 

Fait, Russell, Co. Roster 
Fawkes, W. C, Navy 
Felts, Bert E. L., Navy 
Foreman, Thos. H., Navy 
Feltnor, Lewis 
Felts, Robert M., Navy 
Fritze, J. H., Reg. Supply Co., 2nd Okla. 

Inf., Okla. N. G. 
Fulton, Leslie B., Camp Travis, Tex. 
Flowers, Wm. Lee 
Finnick, Frank, Navy 
Ford, James, Navy 

Fulton, Thos. R., Jackson Barracks, La. 
Fouche, H. 

Foster, Thos. B., Co. Roster. 
Frizzell, James 
Field, Geo. 

Frazier, Henry, Jackson Barracks, La. 
Ferguson, Virgil, Pvt., Co. Roster 
Flagg, Dale H., Co. Roster 
Fruit, A. J. 

Freeman, Wm. G., Navy 
Fox, Clay N., Navy 
Francis, R. W. 
Feeback, Walter B., Navy 
Fox, Elmer P., Navy 
Ferguson, Ray 
Felts, John M., Navy 
Franklin, Wm. C, Navy 
Frazier, Oscar, Jackson Barracks, La. 
Floyd, Alvin L., Navy 
Frommel, Arthur R. 
Fee, C. 

Field, John W., Jackson Barracks, La. 
Foster, Edgar A., Navy 



Frick, Joe 

Fry, Chas. E., Navy 

Foster, Wm. P., Navy 

Foster, Emm it, Navy 

Foster, Geo. 

Frost, Cheslyn 

Fleek, Don 

Francis, John, Camp Travis 

Frasher, Elmer E. 

Fonshee, C. L. 

Fisher, James Olyn, Camp Travis, Tex. 

Flanagan, James W., Navy 

Faulkner, D. M., Navy 

Foutz, Jess, Co. Roster 

Foy, Earl, Outside of City 

Fox, Henry 

Felt, T. W. 

Fox, W. C. 

Ferguson, Lieut. M. J. 

Fenton, Robt. L. 

Frank, Ben, Camp Travis, Tex. 

Fitzgerald, Maurice, Navy 

Fleetwood, D. 

Flick, Hugh 

Fait, Russell, Anadarko 

Faler, Ivan P., Navy 

Fry, Archie B., Navy 

Fowler, Paul K„ Navy 

Fletcher, R. A., Tidal Oil Co., Tulsa, Okla. 
Camp Travis, Tex. 

Field, Lieut. Robt., 36th Div., 42nd Inf., 
A. E. F. 

Frantz, Douglas. 

Flemming, Oscar 

Fisher, David M., Ft. Sam Houston, Tex. 

Flanigan, Wm. 

Flanagan, Joe F. 

Foltz, Miss Cora, Red Cross Nurse, some- 
where in France 

Forrester, C. C, Volunteer 

Frommel, Oscar Rice, U. S. Marines 

Frommell, H. L., Jefferson Barracks, Mo. 

Frost, C. W. 

Flanagen, Joe L., Navy 

Ferguson, Edwin, Navy 

Flanigan, Alfred 

Farley, Robt L., Jackson Barracks, La. 

Ferrier, Geo. A., Navy 

Fantz, Gerald R., Navy 

Farnsworth, H. G., Ft_ Worth, Texas 

Foutz, Bryan, Co. Roster 

Farley, Arthur, Camp Travis, Texas 

Faries, Wm. A., Co. Roster 

Fallon, B. D., E. Independence, Tulsa ; Co. 
D., 138th Engineers 

Fowler, P. O., Reg. Supply Co., 2nd Okla. 
Inf. Okla. N. G. 

Farris, Grover 

Foutch, Elmer T., Camp Travis, Texas 

Friend, E. E., Navy 

Fall, John J., Jackson Barracks, La. 

Farmer, Malcolm P., Navy 

Fortiner, Frank 

Fawley, F. W. 

Feist, Wm. E., Co. Roster 

Faltz, Cora, Nurse 

Failes, Warren S. 

Felps, Robt. 

Franklin, Quay, Camp Travis, Texas 

Foster, J. T., Reg. Supply Co., 2nd Okla. 
Inf., Okla. N. G. 

Fiecock, Frank L., Volunteer 

Freese, E. C, "Y" Work in France 

Fritzie, Carl N. 

French, Forrest 



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Fullerton, James, Co. C, 2nd Okla. N. G. 

Franklin, James, Co. C, 2nd Okla. N. G. 
Inf., Okla. N. G. 

Forster, G. 

Franklin, John 

Frazier, J. F., Volunteer 

Fraley, Jack, Pvt., Co. Roster 

Felts, B. L. 

Fields, Carolis B. 

Freymuth, L. J., Camp Travis, Texas 

Fitzgerald, Edward, Navy 

Freize, Delbert W. 

Fisk, Edwin E., Navy 

Farrell, Joseph A., Jefferson Barracks, Mo. 

Fling, Guy W., Ft. Riley, Kans. 

Froggs, Wm. J., Navy 

Galbreath, L. S., Reg. Supply Co., 2nd 
Okla. Inf., Okla. N. G. 

Gibbon, G. G. 

Gilbert, Archie 

Gilmer, Lieut. Thos., P. O. Box 239, Ft. 
Monroe, Va. 

Guess, John E., Co. C, 2nd Okla. N. G. 

Gillespie, Geo., Enlisted 

Gillett, Ed. 

Gibson, E. D., Volunteer 

Gulluck, J. 

Guinn, Jas. L. 

Gillespie, Lee 

Grubbs, D. C. 

Gilford, Guy 

Gordon, Ralph W., Navy 

Gelobey, L. H., Ft. Riley, Kansas 

Goule, Jim 

Gourgm, Chas. G. 

German, Jake W., Navy 

Gwynne, Capt. Harry, (deceased) 

Guinn, Loyd R., Co. C, 2nd Okla. N. G. 

Georgeoff, Stalien 

Gordon, Chas. A., Navy 

Gleason, Virgil 

George, Cecil F., Navy 

Glenn, Aerl 

Glass, Joseph T., Camp Nichols, La. 

Goy, Glore G., Navy 

Genoid, Noal 

Glenn, Warer C, Navy 

Goss, Emery, Camp Travis, Texas 

Gordon, Leon W., Camp Green, Charlotte, 

N. C. 
Guffey, Fred C, Camp Nichols, La. 
Gordon, A. H. 
Goodain, Joe 
Gordon, Ralph W., Navy 
Gorman, Gaston, Camp Nichols, La. 
Gornty, N. L. 
Goodnight, Albert H., Navy 
Gomley, Miss Francis 

Gustin, Ralph R., Co. C, 2nd Okla. N. G. 
Godsey, C. P. 
Goin, Ernest 
Goen, Ferris O., Navy 
Gosmiley, M. 

Goldman, Sylvan N., Co. Roster 
Gosney, Terrence, Killed 
Gordon, A. R., Reg. Supply Co., 2nd Okla. 

Inf., Okla. N. G. 
Gunn, Herbert L., Co. C, 2nd Okla. N. G. 
Gunby, Ralph H. 
Goodson, Fred S. 
Goodner, Clyde E. 
Gordon, Richard W., Navy 
Gunter, W. H. 

Guss, Geo. S., Camp Nichols, La. 
Gunter, T. T. 
Gunn, Wayne B. 



Gibbs, Loe S., Navy 

Gilbert, Johnnie Johnson, U. S. Marines 

Gilstrap, John R., Navy 

Gibbons, E. J. 

Grant, Louis W. 

Green, C. C. 

Green, Sam 

Green, J. G. 

Green, Claude Ray, Camp Travis, Texas 

Gillespie, Lester A., 5th Bn. Field Artillery, 

Louisville, Ky. 
Gilbert, James L. 
Gravelle, Earl, Camp Nichols, La. 
Graves, Ernest W., Co. C, 2nd Okla. N. G. 
Granling, Cecil R., Navy 
Graham, Lieut. Hugh C, 6th Dev. Co., 5th 
Reg. Depot Brigade, Camp Funston, 
Kansas 
Green, R., Reg. Supply Co., 2nd Okla. Inf. 
Gilbert, Rene 
Gates, M. J. 

Green, G., Reg. Supply Co., 2nd Okla. Inf. 
Green, James A., Jackson Barracks, La. 
Gipson, Gus M., Camp Travis, Texas 
Gilbert, Harold 
Green, Geo., Volunteer 
Gillespie, Arthur B., Navy 
Gray, Ernest, Camp Nichols, La. 
Gibson, M., Volunteer 
Grace, John F., Camp Travis, Texas 
Gilcrease, Ben 
Gray, Ed. C, Navy 
Gribsby, James A., 819th Aero Sq., Kelly 

Field, San Antonio, Texas 
Gray, Chas., Jackson Barracks, La. 
Graber, Wm. 
Grankt, Wilbur, Navy 
Graves, Harry, Co. B, 2nd Okla. Inf. 
Graham, Geo. M. 
Gallent, Worthy 
Gallitian, Roy 
Greenburg, Hugh A. 
Griffin, Sam, Camp Nichols, La. 
Galentine, Chester F., Navy 
Graves, P. H, Volunteer 
Grotkop, Bernard M., 6th Co., 4th Bn. 2, 

I. O. C. T. S., Camp Pike, Ark. 
Gross, H. T. 
Gallager, E. M. 
Gross, Walter E., Volunteer 
Gahagan, Leo 
Gamble, Lester 

Gallasso, John B., Camp Nichols, La. 
Gallagher, Clarence 
Gamble, C T. 
Gardner, Bert 

Garrett, Edward B., Camp Nichols, La. 
Gregory, Frank, Oklahoma City, Okla. 
Griggs, Terry D., Volunteer 
Gaston, John E., Volunteer 
Gordon, T. Granger, Co. Roster 
Graham, C. A. 

Greenwood, Allen, Jefferson Barracks 
Green, C. O. 

Grayson, Murray C, Camp Travis, Texas 
Griffin, Sterling, Ft. Riley, Kansas 
Goldin, Albert 
Garton, Herbert 
Gallagher, Roger J. 
Graham, Arthur, Ft. Sam Houston, Fire 

Dept. 
Gallagher, Willard 
Ginler, Floyd 
Graber, Edgar 
Gaylon, D. P. 
Garrett, Jessie D. 



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Garrigan, W. A. 

Garrett, Robt. E., Rochester, N. Y. 

Ganter, E. A. 

Garrett, Ernest R. 

Gray, Carl S. 

Garrison, James Grover, U. S. Marines 

Garrett, Bert, Camp Travis, Texas 

Greenup, Wm. H., Co. B, 2nd Okla. Inf. 

Greenberg, Herman 

Gannon, J. A., Exchange National Bank 

Hibdon, Ernest 

Hicks, J. W., Volunteer 

Hursh, Walter C, Navy 

Hendren, H. C. 

Hurley, Pat 

Hurt, Clark, Co. Roster 

Highs, Earl 

Hileman, Earl, Camp Travis, Texas 

Heath, Lee R., Navy 

Hughes, J. A. 

Harris, Sam, Ft. Riley, Kansas 

Hoover, Wm. C, Navy 

Hull, Lieut. DeWitt, Operation Sec. Hdg 

1st Div. 
Henson, Navy 
Herrington, J. A., Reg. Supply Co., 2nd 

Okla. Inf. 
Hearn, Dempsey 
Henry, Vernon 
Heber, Raymond 
Henderson, Elmer 
Hargis, Elmer F., Navy 
Hedrick, Wesley Samuel 
Heaton, Ralph E., Co. Roster 
Herfurth, Oscar E., Navy 
Hammill, Philip C, Camp Travis, Texas 
Henderson, Vinson D., Navy 
Hick, Russell E., Navy 
Hensley, Dawson, Camp Nichols, La. 
Heistead, Leslie A., Volunteer 
Hayes, Wm. L., Co. C, 2nd Okla. N. G. 
Hammond, E. 

Haggard, Jos. N., Co. B, 2nd Okla. Inf 
Hall, Geo. M., Navy 
Halbert, Ward K. 
Hall, Alven E. 

Hall, Elmer, Ray, Jackson Barracks, La. 
Hagans, Toney G., Co. C, 2nd Okla. N. G. 
Hutchins, Otal R. 
Highton, N. A. 
Higgins, Harland A., Navy 
Hilderbrandt, John J., Ordnance Dept. 
Henry, Chas. M., Co. Roster 
Hurst, Joseph C. 

Husselton, Percy L.. Camp Nichols, La. 
Hibman, Russell 
Hustedde, H. W. 
Hisey, Stanley 

Hurst, Louis G.. Camp Travis, Texas 
Holbert, Ellis K., Camp Travis, Texas 
Hogan, Geo. 
Houston, C. J. 

Hogan, Edward L., First National Bank 
Harper, Lonnie, Ft. Riley, Kansas 
Holbrook, Raymond G., Co. B, 2nd Okla. 

Inf. 
Holley. L. C. R., Volunteer 
Hines, Goodlet F., Camp Travis, Texas 
Henry Earl, Co. Roster 
Hall, Walter E., Navy 
Hanke, Albert, Jackson Barracks, La. 
Hutcheson, Jesse, Navy 
Hutsell, Larry, Co. C, 2nd Okla. N. G. 
Hutchinson, Wm. C. 
Hulley, Chauncey D. 



Humphreys, Wm., Reg. Supply Co., 2nd 

Okla. Inf. 
Hume, Joe 

Hutchenson, T. E., Camp Nichols, La. 
Hudson, G. C, Marines 

Hake, Jack Allen, Jackson Barracks, La. 
Hoffman, Geo. J., Co. C, 2nd Okla. N. G. 
Hardman, Ed. 

Haggard, Paul, Camp Travis, Texas 
Hunter, J. E. 
Hinshaw, Movice G., Navy 
Hubbard, Raymond 
Hull, DeWitt 

Hudgins, Chas. E., Camp Travis, Texas 
Hughes, W. F, 
Hunt, Fred N. 
Hughes, W. F. 
Hensley, Ernest, Volunteer 
Harold, Albert H., Volunteer 
Harris, Wade 

Hodnett, Thos. Jr., U. S. Marines 
Henry, Alvin W., Navy 
Horton, John A., Navy 
Hamor, Lloyd G., Navy 
Harper, W. L., Reg. Supply Co.. 2nd Okla. 

Inf. 
Haverfield, L. H., Navy 
Hatcher, Ned, Co. Roster 
Hoi way, Robt. 
Horrigan, D. E. 
Hobbs, LeRoy 

Howard, James A., Co. Roster 
Horlie, John, Navy 
Hogan, Horace 
Howard, James A., Co. Roster 
Horton, Andres J., Co. B, 2nd Okla. Inf. 
Hanson, L. L. 

Harp, Samuel, Ft. Riley, Kansas 
Hamilton, Roy 

Harris, Otis B., Camp Travis, Texas 
Horace, J. Hartranft 
Hopkins, Floyd L., Navy 
Hoogland, R. E. 
Hoefle, Milton L., Navy 
Horgis, Elmer 

Holliday, Leo, Co. B, 2nd Okla. Inf. 
Horake, Henry 

Hoover, Stanley E., Jefferson Barracks, Mo. 
Hoagland, Raymond, Ft. Rosencrans, Calif. 
Hooper, Lee C, Camp Lewis, American 

Lake, Wis. 
Horany, Edward E., Navy 
Hooper, Lieut. Dr. J. S., Base Hospital No. 

63, A. E. F., c/o P. O., New York 
Hopkins, Herman H., Co. B, 2nd Okla. Inf. 
Howard, Porter L., Ft. Leavenworth, Kans. 
Hooper, Wm., Volunteer 
Harlan, Horace G., Camp Nichols, La. 
Hancock, C. G. 

Hanley, John P., Ft. Sill, Okla. 
Hunt, C. A. 
Hanley, M. 

Haynes, Ira Creed, Navy 
Hardesty, Ray G., Ft. Riley, Kansas 
Hanawalt, Ralph D., Camp Nichols, La. 
Hull, Elliott A., Navy 
Hamilton, Steel C, Camp Travis, Texas 
Hardman, K. A. 
Ham, Paul 

Hubbard, M. H., Reg. Supply Co. 
Hilton, A. M. 
Hannon, James E., Navy 
Hannon, Eros 
Howard, Chas. 
Hovis, Wm. S. 
Hilburn, John T., Co. Roster 



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Hamilton, Tom, Camp Travis, Texas 

Hildebrand, J. T. 

Howe, Leon 

Hardesty, A. M., Camp Travis, 'Texas 

Hamry, Gahill A., Volunteer 

Hendrickson, Guy, Co. Roster 

Hilton, Lee Russell 

Haverfield, Corp. Lisle H., 8th Co., Bn. I. 

1, P. O. No. 708, A. E. F. 
Haven, Lieut. Don, S. B. S. P. D., Unit No. 

1, P. O., A. E. F. 
Harring, Earl L., Co. C, 2nd Okla. N. G. 
Halfield, Claude V., Volunteer 
Hartshorn, Ira D., Camp Travis, Texas 
Harbinson, C. W. 
Hill, John R., Navy 
Howell, Everett F., Camp Nichols, La. 
Hays, Walter J., Co. B, 2nd Okla. N. G. 
Irwin, Richard A., Navy 
Iverson, Wm, 
Inghram, J. M., Navy 
Iverson, Alvin M., Co. 1, 8th Bn., League 

Island, Levy Yard, Pa., A. E. F. 
Ingram, Ernest P., Camp Nichols 
Inghram, Roy B., Camp Nichols 
Ishell, Ona B., Navy 
Ireland, H. 

Insho, Clayton, Co. C, 2nd Okla. N. G. 
Isley, Reach L. 
Irving, John Stuart 
Iserson, Paul 
Ingram, L. A., Reg. Supply Co., 2nd Okla. 

Inf. Okla. N. G. 
Inglehart, Mack M., Jackson Barracks 
Irving, Clayburn A. 
Issleib, Frank H. 
Inge, Wm. M., Camp Travis 
Ingram, W. L. 
Ivinn, J. 
Irwin, Edwin I. 
Ivy, Allison 

Jamison, Wm. E., Camp Nichols 
Jillson, E. L. 
James, A. M. 
Jubinville, Hector, Navy 
Jones, Geo. A., Navy 
Juhn, R. 

Jordon, John H., Navy 
Jenkins, Clyde L., Navy 
Jones, Ben F., Camp McArthur, Texas 
Justice, Harold A., Ft. Riley, Kansas 
Judy, F. S. 

Jargee, Elmer, Co. Roster 
Jarguson, C. 

Johnson, Ernest E., Navy 
Johnson, Allen A., Camp Travis 
Johnson, Henry 

Jordan, John W., Camp Nichols 
Jones, Jerald J., 14th Reg. Barracks,, Old 

Detention, Great Lakes, 111. 
Jones, Thos. C, Navy 
Johnson, R. W., Volunteer 
Jarrett, R. C. 
Jordon, James D., Navy 
Jochem, Al Nicholls, Camp Nichols 
Jack, Joseph W., Co. Roster 
Jackson, Jesse H., Camp Travis, Texas 
Johnson, Delmar 
Jones, Roy 
Jones, R. M., Reg. Supply Co., 2nd Okla. 

Inf., N. G. 
Johnson, Wm. P., Co. O, 21st Eng., Camp 

Upton, L. I., New York 
Jones, Ed 

Jordan, Dennis, Navy 
Jones, Earl, Camp Travis, Texas 



Johnson, Harry 

Judd, W. F., Navy 

Jumple, Harold B., Volunteer 

Jordon, Emitt W. 

Johnston, Uries W. 

Jamerary, C. 

Jones, Jimmie 

Johnson, R. P. 

Jones, Joseph J., Navy 

Jenkins, Irvin, Camp Travis, Texas 

Jones, Clarence O., Navy 

Joyce, J. A. 

Jones, Jesse L., Camp Travis 

Jennings, Samuel, Camp Travis 

Johnson, Blencoe 

Johnson, Joe 

Johnson, Clyde W., Aviation Dept., Volun- 
teer 

Jenkins, Fred B., Navy 

Johnson, Cary O., Camp Nichols 

Johnston, Roy, Co. Roster 

Jones, Irving B., Co. Roster 

Jones, Lee 

Johnson, C. E., Navy, Volunteer 

Jobe, Dalton L., Camp Travis 

Jones, V. C, Reg. Supply Co., 2nd Okla. 
N. G. 

Jones, Fred L. 

Jarnagin, Wm. 

Juergens, Rany Lee, Ft. Sam Houston, Tex. 

Jacobis, F. 

Jacobs, Donald P. 

Jack, W. 

Jack, Jacks 

Jones, Robert, Volunteer 

Jayes, Ray, Co. Roster 

Jack, Cleal E., Co. Roster 

Jessie, Don 

Joyce, Galen B., Co. Roster 

Jackson, Ernest R., Navy 

Judd, Clarence, Navy 

Johnson, Samuel M., Navy 

Johnson, Richard Wm., Navy 

Johnson, Claude E. 

Johnson, Roy, Navy 

Jastrown, Carl H., Navy 

Johnson, Geo. F., Co. Roster 

Jolley, Arthur W., Jefferson Barracks, Mo. 

James, Mon. Camp Nichols 

Jones, W. B. 

Junger, Arnold, Camp Travis 

Jones, Lon D., Jackson Barracks 

Jenkins, Thos. N. 

Jones, Joseph W., Co. Roster 

Jeffries, David R., Navy 

Jewell, S. M. 

Jennings, Jas. J. 

Jennings, E. P. 

Jensen, Paul, Navy 

Jones, Geo. S., Ft. Riley, Kansas 

Jolidan, Frank L., Camp Nichols 

Johnson, Elijah, Ft. Riley 

Johnson, James 

Jackson, Ethnew Lee, Ft. Sam Houston, 
Texas 

Jordan, Orin 

Johnson, G. A. 

Jeffries, Howard, Camp Travis, Texas 

Johns, B. D. 

Jeffery, Glenn C, Co. Roster 

Jones, Ezra. 

Jenkins, Emmons R., Camp Nichols 

Jenneman, Edward E., Ft. Riley, Kansas 

Jenkins, Clyde 

Johnson, Isaac, Ft. Riley, Kansas 

Johnson, Harry W. 



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Jennings, Kenneth, Honorably Discharged 

Jones, G. B. 

Jones, Lieut. B. R., Hdg. 60th Brigade, 
F. A. 

Johnson, Paul W. 

Jordan, James M., Jackson Barracks 

Jenkins, Thos. M. 

Johnson, Richard, Camp Nichols 

Jones, John H. 

Jones, John Wesley 

Jackson, Mart 

Jones, Thos. C. 

Jordon, J. M. 

Jackson, James 

Justice, M. W., Reg. Supply Co., 2nd Okla. 
National Guard 

Jackson, Stonewall 

Kind, David, Navy 

Killingsworth, Cyrus, Camp Travis, Texas 

Kanz, N. Y. 

Kay, James Bryan 

Karchmer, Alex, Camp Travis, Texas 

Kauley, Casper, Co. C, Inf., National Guard 

Kapple, Otis, Camp Travis 

Kaemmerling, Carl 

Kay, Bryan, Exchange National Bank 

Kickok, Chas. 

Kinslow, D. E., Camp Travis, Texas 

Kinney, Albert E., Co. B, 2nd Okla. Inf. 

Killehar, J. J. 

Kairman, J. J. 

King, J. T. 

Kindall, Luster C, Navy 

Kinnan, M. L., In France 

Kinser, James B., Co. Roster 

King, Wm. F., Navy 

Kingsley, Jack 

Kinnear, N. T. 

Kinser, James 

King, Francis 

Killion, H. R. 

Kinsey, Roy, Ft. Sam Houston, Texas 

Karr, Jerry, Navy 

Kindrick, Tom W., Navy 

Kirk, Edward 

Kinyon, Alley D., Navy 

Kinks, De Allen, Navy 

Kirkland, Geo. M., Camp Nichols 

Kane, Thos. J., Navy 

Kincade, Allie 

Kirkpatrick, Capt. Byron, Co. C, 2nd Okla. 
N. G. 

Knight, Eugene, Jackson Barracks 

Kykes, Norwood 

Kivett, Glenn Leslie, Camp Nichols 

Knox, Orion, Jefferson Barracks, Mo. 

Knight, Roy 

King, Bill 

Kirksey, Marvin M., Navy 

Knight, Chas. G, Navy 

Kras, I. B. 

Kresselmeyer, A. D., Co. C, Inf. National 
Guard 

Knight, Lawrence E. 

Kroll, Joseph P., Navy 

King, Harold B., Co. B, 2nd Okla. Inf. 
King, H. L., Camp Travis 
Kincade, Allie E. 

Kyle, Geo. Dewey, Jefferson Baracks, Mo. 
Kiskaddon, Capt. G. C, Camp Gordon, At- 
lanta, Ga. 
Kidd, Melvin V., Volunteer 
Kidd, C. 

King, Cliff, Navy 
Kruse, Edward C. 
Knoe'rr, T. T., Co. C, Inf. National Guard 



Kiney, David L. 

Kremer, W. A. 

Kapple, Everett 

Killinger, Frank E., Camp Nichols, La. ; 

Camp Travis 
Kimmel, Lee, Navy 
Kidd. Wm. G. 

Knight, James M., Camp Travis, Tex. 
Kelly, Fred H., Co. C, 2nd Okla. N. G. 
Keller, Lawrence 

Key, Grover Cleveland, Jackson Barracks 
Kethey, J. G. 
Kellogg, Ernest A., Navy 
Kelly, Ruben, Ft. Sam Houston, Tex. 
Kelly, John R., Camp Nichols, La. 
Kennedy, Otis P., Volunteer 
Kelly, Geo. S., Navy 
Kelley, Kasper 
Kenney, Herbert, Navy 
Kennedy, Frank, Camp Travis, Tex. 
Kelley, Audrey V., Camp Travis, Tex. 
Kelley, Joe 
Kelly, Casper 

Kelly, Willis R., Camp Travis, Tex. 
Kouras, Peter J., Jackson Barracks 
Kontogenes, Thos. J., Jackson Barracks 
Kesler, Wm. 
Kelly, L. C. 

Kendrick, Benj. F., Co. C, 2nd Okla. N. G. 
Kelley, Floyd J., Co. Roster 
Keys, Thos. J., Volunteer 
Kerr, Wm. K., Camp Nichols, La. 
Kerr, Robert M., Camp Nichols, La. 
Keller, Harold 

Kelly, Clyde Jewell, Camp Travis, Tex. 
Kelly, W. O., Co. C, Inf. Nat'l Guard. 
Kearns, Cecil R. 

Kelly, Eugene R., Ft. Sam Houston, Tex. 
Kee, Fayette E., Navy 
Kelly, C. W. 
Keith, Kenneth M. 
Keesler, Noral S. 
Kennedy, Sherman M. 
Kelly, Vincent C, American Lake, Wash. 
Kerans, Otis, Camp Travis 
Kridler, Geo. Mathew, Jackson Barracks 
Koch, Carl H 
Keen, Ernest C, Navy 
Kemp, Benj. W., Navy 
Keehane, Chas. 
Keeter, Grover C, Navy 
Kersey, Jesse, Co. Roster 
Keroin, D. E. 

Kerr, Samuel, Camp Travis, Tex. 
Kelly, Percy 

Kraller, John C. L., Navy 
Kraft, Clifton 

Keith, Horace J., Camp Travis, Tex. 
Kein, Paraez E., Ft. Sam Houston, Tex. 
Kennedy, Polly G., Red Cross Nurse, Camp 

Shelby, Miss. 
Kenzer, Joseph H., Jackson Barracks 
Koonce, B. E., Barracks No. 20, Rich Field, 

Waco, Tex. 
K;mp, Donald C. 
Ket>n, Ernest O, Navy 
Kyles, Dave, Co. B., 2nd Okla. Inf. 
Keonard, D. B. 
Keele, Melvin P. 
Knotta, Ray 

Kahlmaier, Peter, Volunteer 
Keelying, L. Ray 
Koch, Jennings B. 
Lunsford, Thos., Ft. Riley, Kans. 
Lucas, Clarence S., Jefferson Barracks 
Lockwood, Clarence D., Volunteer 



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Lewis, Jack, Camp Nichols, La. 
Lees, Wm. R., Jackson Barracks 
Livingston, Lieut. Noyes, B. Q. M. C, Camp 

Pike, Ark. 
Lively, Wm. P., Jackson Barracks 
Lionberger, Jay Benj., Camp Nichols 
Lee, Walter S., Jackson Barracks 
Leonard, Leonard Wm., Camp Travis, Tex. 
Lind, Roy E., Jackson Barracks 
Lane, Roger Q., Jackson Baracks 
Lehrman, Geo. H., Ft. Riley, Kans. 
Lyons, Daniel, Camp Travis, Tex. 
Lowden, Walter B., Camp Travis, Tex. 
Lowe, A. 

Logsdon, Joseph E., Camp Travis, Tex. 
Lackey, John R., Navy 
Lumpkin, C. E. 
Lowrimore, Oscar O., Navy 
Levy, Milton H., Co. Roster 
Lee, John L., Camp Taylor, Ky. 
Loomis, Rose H., Camp Travi6, Tex. 
Lambe, Gordon W., Camp Travis, Tex. 
Lambert, Harry J., Navy 
Lamon, Harry F., Navy 
Lewis, Clyde H., Volunteer 
Lowrey, Andres J. 
Loftis, Chas. O., Camp Travis, Tex. 
Lund, Fred 

Lozier, Chas. E., Navy 
Lionberger, Ray 

Letterman, Bill, Co. B., 2nd Okla. Inf. 
Lumpkin, Richard 
Lampkin, L. James, Co. C, 2nd Okla. N. 

G. 
Lovelis, Roy 
Lindsay, Edward 
Lanio, Gus 

Lewis, Pat, Irving Place Addition, Tulsa 
Lolley, Harry 
Livings, J. W. 
Littlejohn, C. W., Co. Roster 
Lanier, H. 

Lane, James G., Navy 
Lefler, John B., Co. C, Inf. Nat'l Guard 
Lehew, Robt. M., Jr. 
Leavitt, R. V. 
Lehman, Sherwood J. 
Lilly, G. H. 
Lanier, H., Reg. Supply Co. 2nd Okla. Inf. 

N. G. 
Large, Wm. 
Littsey, Geo. 

Land, Jim E., Ft. Riley, Kans. 
Lauderdale, I. R. 
Laughlin, Ira B. 
Lawley, Creed 
Leaver L. 
Littimer, Frank V. 
Lewis, Fred 
Legg, Wm. 

Leonard, Wm. E., Navy 
Leach, Oscar, Navy 
Lucas, J. W., Volunteer 
Lacey, Sam 
Laird, G. A. 

Landreth, Walter A., Camp Travis, Tex. 
Labadee, Milton 
LaPlant, Earl 
Laxton, R. C. 

LeVan, Nolan G., Camp Travis, Tex. 
Landreth, Wm. B., Navy 
Lewis, Wm. N., Navy 
Laflauer, Oriel W., Ft. Wayne, Mich. 
Lange, Wm. 
Lacey, Arthur J., Navy 
Langston, Wm. 



Lambert, Bois P., Jefferson Barracks, Mo. 

Lewis, Edward F., Navy 

Lyon, Edward A., Camp Travis, Tex. 

Lawrence, Elmer E., Navy 

Laren, A. H. 

Loftin, Ralph A., Navy 

Lumbstrum, E. L. 

Lasure, Clarence E. 

Lareau, H. G. 

Lindsay, Carl E., Navy 

Lastier, Joseph C, Navy 

Lane, Arthur, Camp Travis, Tex. 

Leonard, James A., Camp Travis, Tex. 

Larner, Aloysius J., Navy 

Laibensperger, Raymond 

Lear, Sam V., Co. Roster 

Lowther, Ora G., Camp Travis, Tex. 

Lankford, Lewis A., Co. C, 2nd Okla. N. G. 

Lamb, Wm. G., Navy 

Lockett, Amzie S., Navy 

Livingstone, Julius 

Lane, W. R. 

Lennon, P. L. 

Leder, Joseph, Camp Travis, Tex. 

Lover, Sam, Ft. Riley, Kans. 

Lanter, C. D. 

Lockwood, Geo., 168 Depot Brigade, Co. 

A., 3rd Dev. Bn., Camp Sherman, Chil- 

licothe. 
Lubold, Edward W., Navy 
Lynch, M. E. 
Lester, John C, Volunteer 
Langston, Wm. H., Jackson Barracks 
Luckinbill, John M., Ft. Sam Houston, Tex. 
Harrison, L. Lamb, Jackson Barracks, La. 
Linden, Price Wm., Camp Travis 
Lehman, J. E. 
Lauen, Alford K. 
Lyons, J. L., Volunteer 
Leebove, Isah 
Latimer, F., Reg. Supply Co. 2nd Okla. Inf. 

Okla. N. G. 
Laughin, Vance, Camp Travis, Tex. 
Lynch, Haden 

Lyons, Clarence, Camp Travis, Tex. 
Lees, W. R. 

Logan, Robert V., Co. Roster 
Lockwood, Ernest R., Volunteer 
Lunsford, Emmett E., Volunteer 
Lang, Frederick A., Navy 
Luckett, L. J. 
Lett, Walter 
Mayfield, 0. D., Reg. Supply Co. 2nd Okla. 

Inf. 
Mann, J. W. 

Massingill, Earl L., Co. B. 2nd Okla. Inf. 
Mason, Carlton C, Navy 
Matthews, Luther C, Navy 
Mason, Elmer 
Mattox, Earl R., Navy 
Mays, Hyatt, A., Co. Roster 
Maxwell, John L., Jackson Barracks 
Mitchell, Valentine W., Navy 
Mitchell, Jess 

Maples, Jerome N., Brakeman, Okla. City. 
Manual, Tipton 
Mallet, J. L. 

Minner, Lawrence, Camp Nichols,, La. 
Mason, Walter, Camp Travis, Tex. 
Mills, Dewey E., Newport News 
Maile, John A. 
Maggard, W. M. 
Maher, Jess, Camp Travis, Tex. 
May, Lynn A., Jefferson Barracks, Mo. 
Mallory, Carl 
Maloney, Geo. J., Jackson Barracks 



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Mackenzie, Roy W., Navy 
Melford, L., Co. C. 2nd Okla. N. G. 
Maish, John Archie, Camp Travis, Tex 
Mathis, Lester, Co. C, Inf., Nat'l Guard 
Mavalley, W. M., Reg. Supply Co. 2nd Okla. 

Inf., Okla. N. G. 
Murray, Nathan M., Jackson Barracks 
Moyer, Raymond H., Co. Roster 
Murray, Felix 

Moss, Wm. B., Camp Travis, Tex. 
Mysey, W. F. 

Myers, Frank L., Volunteer 
Moller, Orian E., Navy 
Myer, Phillip W., Navy 
Morris, Ollie H., Navy 
Moss, John M., Camp Travis, Tex. 
Moss, Rex 

Middaugh, Mercel M. 
Miller, Nick, Jackson Barracks 
Mossingill, Harry 

Morris, Oscar L., Camp Nichols, La. 
Mounts, Victor T., Volunteer 
Morris, James W., Navy 
Minson, Oscar, Navy 
Mowrey, Wesley H. 
Moss, Dwight P., Navy 
Montgomery, J. G. 

Mosher, Harry H., Co. C, 2nd Okla. N. G. 
Morris, Howard W., Navy 
Moon, Van T., Co. Roster 
Moureau, Capt. Carl H., 19th Inf., Camp 

Travis, Tex. 
Morgan, Lorenzo G., Navy 
Moslers, J. J. 

Murphee, Floyd L., Co. Roster 
Myers, Geo. H., Coast Artillery School of 

Fire, Fortress Monroe, Va. 
Mills, Jacob E., Volunteer 
Morris, Lee Milton, Camp Nichols, La. 
Miller, Geo., Co. C, Inf. Nat'l Guard 
Mayes, Chas. R., 12th Rec. Bn. 46th Co. 

162nd Depot Brigade, Camp Pike, Ark. 
Mooney, R. 

Moore. Louis A., Volunteer 
Miller, T. E., Camp Nichols, La. 
Miller, R. L. 
Mitchell, W. R. 

Moore, Harry, Camp Travis, Tex. 
Meitner, Chas. J., Ex. Nat'l Bank 
Medford, Chas., Co. C, Inf. Nat'l Guard 
Meecham, Miss Daisy, Red Cross Nurse, Ft. 

Sam Houston, Tex. 
Mealey, Vere 

Mercy, Jack, Jefferson Barracks, Mo. 
Merhon, M., Navy 
Meehon, W. H. 
Meacham, Albert J., Navy 
Mercer, Floyd, In France 
Mercer, Chas. R., Navy 
Meissinger, Jacob, Navy 
Merten, Hal F., Navy 
Merten 

Mitchell, Geo., Jackson Barracks 
Mettler, Howard, Camp TTavis, Tex. 
Melone, Lloyd, Muskogee 
Moore, Herbert, Ft. Riley, Kans. 
Moore, Harold R. 

Mercer, Cecil F., Camp Travis, Tex. 
Mel in, Oscar, Co. Roster 
Miller, W., Volunteer 
Miller, Clarence B., University of Okla. 
Mills, Dehart, Kelly Field, San Antonio, 

Tex., Co. A. E. M. T. D.. Sec. 1 
Mitchell, I., Volunteers, Indianapolis, Eng. 
Mikel, Wayne, Co. Roster 
Mills, Luke F., Camp Travis, Tex. 



Mann, Hosey M., Camp Travis, Tex. 

Mitchell, Jim. Jackson Barracks 

Mitchell, R. L. 

Mitchell, Harold W., Navy 

Mitchell, Clae, Milton, Ft. Sam Houston, 

Tex. 
Milam, W. W. 
Melton, W. 

Meeker, Julian R., Navy 
Miller, Marion G., Navy 
Mahler, Lewis W., Navy 
Moore, Wm. 

Moore, Jack C. Co. C, Inf. Nat'l Guard 
Morford, Carrol 
Mennice, I. J. 
Mills, DeHart 
Morgan, Thos. D., Navy 
Melton. Geo. E., Co. C, 2nd Okla. N. G. 
Menkemeller, Wm. Jr., Camp Nichols, La. 
Moore, J. 

Meader, Wm. B., Co. Roster 
Merryman, Roscoe C, Camp Travis, Tex. 
Misenbacher, Leo F., Jackson Barracks 
Mattock, J. F. 
Matthews, Ernest A., Navy 
Martin, S. G. 
Matson, Flora Miss, Red Cross Nurse, Camp 

Martin, A. W., Reg. Supply Co., 2nd Okla. 
Inf., Okla. N. G. 

Martz, Henry D., Navy 

Moskowitz, Harry, Ft. Sam Houston, Tex. 

Martin, Gus 

Magunson, Edwin G., Camp Travis, Tex. 

Martin, Wm. 

Martin, J. A., Volunteer 

Morrison, Clinton, Navy 

May, H. L. 

Middleton, Otis 

Markham, Walter 

Moon, Rupert J., Jefferson Barracks 

Magnuson, Wallace 

Maddux, T. L. 

Marvin, Raymond G. 

Martin, E. O., Volunteer 

Martz, Henry D., Navy 

Massingill, Harry, Co. B., 2nd Okla. Inf. 

Markham, Fred, Jackson Barracks 

Mars, Edward C., Co. Roster 

Marvin, John S., Navy 

Michael, Joseph Clyde 

Mills, Lewis L., Navy 

Mistrell, O. W. 

Madden, Grover C, Co. C, 2nd Okla. N. G. 

Marsh, Mabel, Still Over, Y. M. C, Can- 
teen. 

Martin, Wm. P., Jefferson Barracks, Mo. 

Morey, C. V., Reg. Supply Co. 2nd Okla. 
Inf. 

Moore, Fred H. Co. B., 2nd Okla. Inf. 

Mooney, Harold N., Ft. Riley, Kans. 

Montgomery, Gleen E., Camp Nichols, La. 

Moore, Tomis 

Moore, Sam, Camp Travis, Tex. 

Morrison, Clinton D., Navy 

Morgan, W. H. 

Moran, Edgar F., University of Okla. 

Moran, Wm. 

Mortin, Jones 

Monroe Ralph 

Monroe, R. H. 

Morrison, Clyde W., Camp Travis, Tex. 

Monroe, Irvin H., Camp Travis, Tex. 

Monroe, Ralph W., Camp Travis, Tex. 

Mallory, Carl 



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Morison, Herman Fales, American Univer- 
sity, Washington, D. C. 

Miller, Sherman, Camp Nichols, La. 

Morehead, Hugh, Navy 

Moody, Dale V., Volunteer 

Moore, Wallace, Deceased 

Moore, John H. 

Moore, Chas. M., Camp Travis, Tex. 

Monroe, Lewis, In France 

Millichip, J. A., Camp Nichols, La. 

Moran, Geo. E.. Co. C, 2nd Okla. N. G. 

Muney, C. B. S. 

Murphy, Chas. E. 

Mueller, Julius, U. S. Marine 

Murray, J. J. 

Munnell, E. C. 

Muncey, Claude H., Navy 

Murphy, L. O. 

May, Kelly, Navy 

Miller, Jesse 

Murray, Roy, Camp Travis, Tex. 

Muntzel, Harvey J., 358th Inf. M. G. Co. 

Murphy, James Leo. 

Moher, J. M. 

Mullens, Walter B., Navy 

Morgan, Van 

Morris, Bauden, France 

Mulhall, Ed, Jefferson Barracks, Mo. 

Mullins, Len M., Navy 

Millichip, Matthew H., Camp Nichols, La. 

Mortimore, Morris E., Camp Nichols, La. 

Morgan, Marion F., Navy 

Mullion, Fred 

Mowbray, Linkhart Ellison, U. S. Marine 

Moffett, Hubert, Co. Roster 

Martin, David A., Navy 

Morris, Wm. C, Camp Nichols, La. 

Mowlry, W. H. 

Meyer, Geo. 

Meyers, Cliff 

Morirs, Lee, Co. C, Inf. NatT Guard 

Meyer, L. G., Volunteer 

Mayfield, Ben H., Camp Nichols, La. 

Meyer, Howard W., U. S. S. B. S. S. Maine, 
11 Broadway 

Monley, Fred 

Moffett, Robert W., Camp Nichols, La. 

Munroe, R. W., Co. C, Inf. Nat'l Guard 

Martz, Henry D., Navy 

Markham, Earl B., Exemption Board, Tulsa, 
Okla. 

Merritt, Grady G., Jackson Barracks 

Mayo, L. H. 

Miller, Joe Emly L., Navy 

Mennie, Tony J., Camp Travis, Tex. 

Maile, Al., Camp Travis, Tex. 

Monral, B. J. 

Mangam, K. M. 

Monk, Duley C, Navy 

Mescham, Roy, El Paso, Tex. 

Moffett, Wm. O., Camp Travis, Tex. 

Mefford, Albert W., Camp Travis, Tex. 

Moore, Lewis 

Murphy, F. 

Molder, Wm. R., Camp Travis, Tex. 

Moore, Robert L., Co. Roster 

Meeks, Wm. 

Mooney, Edward N., Camp Travis, Tex. 

Montgomery, Merle M., Navy 

Middleton, Otis 

Mandelsweig, Harry 

McNulty, Fred C, Camp Travis, Tex. 

McReynolds, W. R. 

McManus, Calvin J., Co. Roster 

McMoth, C. J. 

McMahon, T. E., 1st Brigade F. A. R. D., 



Camp Jackson, Columbia, S. C. (Ohio 

Cities Gas Co.) 
McPherson, M. E. 
McElroy, Cassius B., Ft. Sam Houston, 

Tex. 
McKee, John Manley, Ft. Riley, Kans. 
McFarland, E. G. 
McJunkin, E. G. 

McGehee, George, Ft. Riley, Kans. 
McVeronie, J. W. 
McGinty, Geo. E., Navy 
McElleany, Jesse S., Navy 
McGiervin, Paul V., Navy 
McNish, Arthur, Ft. Riley, Kans. 
McKnucke, J. L. 
McElwee, Russell B. 
McMahon, J. B. 
McMillan, Frank M., Co. C, Inf. Nat'l 

Guard 
McSwain, Melvin E., Jackson Barracks 
McCullough, Hillis K., Volunteer 
McGinty 

McFarland, W. R. 
McQuerry, J. W. 

McLaughan, Bert, Camp Travis, Tex. 
McPherson, Chris., Co. Roster 
McGinnis, Chas. R., Camp Travis, Tex. 
McMinn, D. M., Volunteer 
McNeal, S. 

McKassen, James C, Camp Travis, Tex. 
McLance, Bert, U. S. A., Park View 
McKinley, L. W. 
McFarland, Wm. R. 
McKinoon, Vere S., Navy 
Mcintosh, Herman 
McKeown, Mayo E., Navy 
McLean, Donald, Deceased 
McKinnon, V. S., Volunteer 
McMahon, J. H. 

McMahon, Frances E., Jackson Barracks 
McMishiel, Joseph C. 
McLaughlin, R. L. 
McGinnis, G. A., Reg. Supply Co. 2nd Okla. 

Inf. 
McGarvey, Henry, Camp Nichols, La. 
McNamara, Thos. Joseph, Camp Nichols, 

La. 
McNew, Harry L., Camp Nichols, La. 
McKennedy, H. 
McNeel, B. F., Reg. Supply Co. 2nd Okla. 

Inf. 
McLhaney, Jess, Jackson Barracks 
McGrew, Harry, Volunteer 
McGibbs, Emery, Volunteer 
McMahan, Eddy L., Camp Nichols, La. 
Mcintosh, Fred H., Navy 
McNally, Frances 
McGuire, Leo 
McLaughlin, A. K. 

Mcintosh, Collan J., Camp Travis, Tex. 
McCroy, John L., Camp Travis, Tex. 
McFetridge, Llye W., Camp Travis, Tex. 
McNeel, Benj., Camp Travis, Tex. 
McCormick, Fred, Camp Travis, Tex. 
McCaskell, Steve A., Co. B. 2nd Okla. Inf. 
McDaniel, Edward P., Camp Travis, Tex. 
McCoy. W. R., Volunteer 
McMurray, J. J. 
McKeon, Chester 
McDowell, W. E. 
McBrayer, James L. 
McDonald, Harry, Co. Roster 
McArton, C. A. 

McClendon, Denis, Ooutside of City 
McDonald, Michael J., Jackson Barracks 
McDaniel, Alex 



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McCarty, H. E. 

McDowell, Winifred E., Camp Travis, Tex. 

McDee 

McDonald, Allen J., Camp Travis, Tex. 

McCleroy, J. N. 

McClure, N. J. 

McClelland, M. F.. Co. Roster 

McCorkle, Luther White. U. S. Marine 

MeConnell, Bruce, Camp Travis, Tex. 

McCowen, Sam A. 

McCtoskey, Alva J., Navy 

McCune, Murray M. 

McCoy, Basil A., Volunteer 

McCrary, Carl, C., Camp Nichols, La. 

McCable, Catherine, Red Cross Nurse, Camp 
Travis, Tex. 

McDaniel, Alex, Co. Roster 

McClroy, Rogers, J., Navy 

McGoldnick, H. J. 

McDonald, Harvey, Navy 

McGivern, P. V. 

McAllister, Sergt. John G., Sq. C. Kelly 
Field, No. 2, South San Antonio, Tex. 

McGilvray,' Archie B. 

McDonnell, Francis E. 

McMillan, Clarence, Navy 

McAllister, Thos. S., Co. C, 307th Ammu- 
nition Train 

McBride, Ray B. 

McKeown, J. W. 

McQuiston, Earl D. 

MeConnell, Paul R., Army 

McAnulty, John R., Camp Travis, Tex. 

McRight, Jesse B., Navy 

McAllister, Jefferson Barracks, Mo. 

McCallum, John, Navy 

McCray, Howard, Co. Roster 

McMith, C. G. 

McJilton, Thos. F., Army Corps 

McClure, D. D. 

McCobb, G. P. 

McStavick, Arnold W., Jackson Barracks 

McCuns, Lieut. M. M., Base Hospital No. 
25, A. P. O. 

McClesky, James, Co. C. 2nd Okla. N. G. 

McDonnell, Francis E. 

McGillis, P. H. 

McCormick, Homer 

McCorkle, Lewis C, Camp McArthur, Tex. 

McMahon, B. A. 

McClausland, Oscar B., Navy 

MeConnell, A. R., Camp Travis 

Nolan, R. L., Volunteer 

Newsome, Thos. F. 

Neil, M. C. 

Neselbeek, Wm., Camp Travis, Tex. 

Netzel, Archie E., Camp Nichols, La. 

Newcomb, Robert 

Neil, Ward, Camp Travis, Tex. 

Newsome, Leo 

Neubar, Harry 

Nice, P. Q. 

Neice, Wm. 

Nance, Charley 

Nichols, Ernest L., Volunteer 

Neal, Wm. 

Nalley, Wm. R., Camp Travis, Tex. 

Nichols, Ed. M., Navy 

Nichols ; Marvin D., Jackson Barracks 

Nichelson, Clarence C, Camp McArthur, 
Tex. 

Niclass, Geo. 

Nida, Homer H., Camp Nichols, La. 

Nidiffer, J. A. 

Naylor, Ben 

Neil, Roy 



Nidiffer, John R., Navy 

Nayes, Roger 

Navellok, Nick, In France 

Nickel, Eldon C, Navy 

Neale, Wm., Co. Roster 

Needham, Earl, Co. Roster 

Neal, E. A. 

Nowlan, Narry H. 

Newcomb, Thos. F. 

Nelson, Art. R. 

Needham, Frank W. 

Neeley, Sam, Camp Travis, Tex. 

Neeley, Harry S., Camp Travis, Tex. 

Near, Harry H., Camp Travis, Tex. 

Newby, Jerry B., Camp Jackson, S. C. 

Nicholson, Chas. Herbert, Jr., 254 Aero 
Squadron, c/o American Air Service, 35 
Eaton Place, London, S. W. I., Eng. 

Nance, Allen, Ft. Riley, Kans. 

Nimpfer, August, Navy 

Norris, Frank 

Newton, Charles C, Ft. Riley, Kans. 

Norton, Ray M. 

Nabhan, Dr. J. J. 

Norris, Earl J., Volunteer 

Norris, Capt. A. K., Ordnance Dep't, In- 
spection Dep't, U. S. A., Johnstown, Pa. 

Norris, Ash, Jackson Barracks 

Nolen, Robert L., Navy 

Norwood, Martin P. 

Nickel, Geo. Peter, Camp Nichols, La. 

Neal, A. B. 

Nash, Dewey L., Volunteer 

Noble, Elmer L., Navy 

Norton, Raymond A., Navy 

Nyce, Peter Q., Jackson Barracks 

Nuley, M. 

Norman. Herbert R., Camp Jessup, Ga. 

North, Geo. E., Camp Travis, Tex. 

Noyes, Henry E., Navy 

North, L. M. 

North, Monroe, Camp Travis, Tex. 

Noyes, LaVerne Albert, U. S. Marine 

Naske, C. W. 

Newton, Ralph 

Newsum, Iran, Jefferson Barracks, Mo. 

Noles, Silas 

Neubauer, Henry, Muskogee, Okla. 

Otto, Karl, Co. 22, Camp Farragut, Great 
Lakes, 111. 

O'Connors, Pat 

O'Bannon, Maple E., Navy 

Ohlin, Claude E., Volunteer 

Offut, Jesse Clarence, Camp Travis, Tex. 

Overstreet, Miles 

O'Connell, J. C. 

Odam, Forest, Volunteer 

Ozenbaugh, Edmond J., Camp Travis, Tex. 

Orteg, Ben F., Co. Roster 

Ossenbeck, Wm. 

Osborne, Geo. R., Jefferson Barracks 

Owens, D. M. 

O'Connell, Gregory C, Navy 

Owens, Fred U., Camp Travis, Tex. 

Okufils, J. J. 

Owens, Ramond 

Oxner, Mason 

Oliber, Wilbur 

Overholtzer, Wm. S., Camp Sevier, S. C. 

Olley, Edgar 

Ormsby, L. E., Navy 

Orr, Leon 

Olson, Chas. J., Navy 

Overbeck, W. R. 

Owens, Allen L. 

Owens, Ervin R., Navy 



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Orbourne, Sam, Camp Travis, Tex. 

O'Daniel, Chas. P., Camp Nichols, La. 

O'Bannan, Maple 

Ormand, John W., Ft. Sam Houston, Tex. 

Ochiltree, Chas. N., Camp Nichols, La. 

Oden, Ora E. 

Ordway, C. B. 

O'Connell, Gregory 

Osborne, Chas., Ft. Riley, Kans. 

Owens, J. J. 

O'Donovan, Chas. A., Ft. Sill, Okla. 

Osborn, Glen W., Camp Nichols, La. 

O'Hara, Jack, Navy 

Overman, John W., Navy 

Osborne, John W., Navy 

Owens, Ross G. 

O'Bar, Charlie 

O'Byne, F. P. 

Oliver, Claude W., Navy 

Oldson, James M., Navy 

Odell, Ira E., Co. C. 2nd Okla. N. G 

Olson, Gilford, Navy 

Oliver, Claude 

Oliver, Grady G., Co. Roster 

O'Barr, James, Camp Travis, Tex. 

Oliphant, Allen G., Camp Nichols, La. 

Oikmipo, J. 

Oliver, Virgil, Volunteer 

Ownsby, Tony J. 

Oetoinn, Jacobs O. 

Pharris, Wilbur, Camp Nichols, La. 

Purnell, Burley, Co. Roster 

Pratt, Burley, Co. Roster 

Pratt, James R., Camp Nichols, La. 

Parell, Harry F., Navy 

Ponton, Warney, Camp Nichols 

Prater, W. 

Pobler 

Panjor, V. W. 

Pryor, Ralph E., Camp Travis, Tex. 

Patrick, Donley R., Navy 

Pierce, C. S. 

Poe, Herbert E., Jackson Barracks 

Potts, Ted, Camp Nichols, La. 

Phillip, Benj. C, Volunteer 

Palmer, Russ 

Price, James, In France 

Potter, S. S. 

Prout, Franklin S., Camp Travis, Tex. 

Price, W. B., Reg. Supply Co. 2nd Okla. 

Inf., Okla. N. G. 
Pfiester, Harry 
Phelps, Edward, Volunteer 
Pruit, Roy 
Price, James 
Papin, W. S. 
Petty, Robert D., Navy 
Polls, Louie, Camp Travis, Tex. 
Pomeroy, W. H., Y. M. C. A. Sec'y, 12 Rue 

d'Aguesseau, Paris, France 
Pradvik, Albert, Jefferson Barracks, Mo. 
Pilts, W. A. 

Popejoy, John H., A. E. F., In France 
Poe, John E., Camp Travis, Tex. 
Pickens, Claude L., Camp Nichols, La. 
Pickens, Claude 

Porter, Henry, Camp Travis, Tex. 
Pryor, John S., Navy 
Price, Lieut. Harry P., Base Hospital, 

Camp Cody, Deming, N. M. 
Preno, Chas. Co. Roster 
Pougher, Robert B., Co. Roster 
Price, Elmer 
Phillips, John T., Ft. Benjamin Harrison. 

Indianapolis, Ind. 
Popejoy, Dorse L., Co. B., 2nd Okla. Inf. 



Prister, Harry, Rainbow Div., Arkansas 

City, Kans. 
Pogue, Halbert 
Potts, Tom M., Jr., Navy 
Pope, Chas. F. 

Price, Wm. E., Camp Nichols, La. 
Portwood, W. E., Volunteer 
Padgett, Horace 
Potts, Jess H., Navy 
Pritchett, LeRoy, Camp Travis, Tex. 
Pierron, Peter L., Camp Travis, Tex. 
Powell, Vern W. 
Pope, David, Co. Roster 
Pilkington, Ed. 

Pinnell, Byrd H., Camp Travis, Tex. 
Phillips, Louie, Navy 
Price, Carter E. 

Parker, Bert, Jefferson Barracks, Mo. 
Painter, Gilbert F., Navy 
Parks, Morris G., Camp Nichols, La. 
Pierce, N., Co. C, Inf. Nat'l Guard 
Pollard, S. A. 
Parnell, L. E., Volunteer 
Peery, Joe E., Navy 
Paderta, H. 

Pittenger, Clarence E. 
Pyle, Earl O. 
Patterson, W. L. 
Payton, J. M. 
Probst, Carl 
Payne, Emmett 

Popeboy, John H., Camp Travis, Tex. 
Purd.y, Osider 

Pyle, Roy A., Camp Travis, Tex. 
Price, Harly 

Phillipi, Richard J., Navy 
Powell, John J. 
Pappan, Wm. H. 
Pinyan, Ivan, 912 East Sixth 
Peet, Roy, Ft. Riley, Kans. 
Phillips, Henry L., Camp Nichols, La. 
Place, John, Camp Nichols, La. 
Patton, Robert C, In France 
Payne, I. F. Jr. 
Pullen, C. C, Volunteer 
Patton, Chadwell 
Parker, Roy 

Patterson, Samuel F., Co. B., 2nd Okla. Inf. 
Patterson, Luther V., Navy 
Perkins, Albert E. 
Perry, W. C. 

Paris, Sam, Jackson Barracks 
Patterson, Thos. 
Peck, Glen, Navy 

Patton, Chas. E., Camp Nichols, La. 
Perker, Jas. A., Co. B., 2nd Okla. Inf. 
Perason, F. E., "Y" Work in France 
Pauok, Wm. 
Petras, Tom 
Patterson, E. T. 

Paschal, Wm. Holaday, U. S. Marine 
Partwood, W. D. 

Paul, Chas. R., Camp Travis, Tex. 
Parson, Harry R., Co. C. 2nd. Okla. N. G. 
Petit, Virgil 
Parks, Morris G. 
Person, Paul 
Pate, C. B., Volunteer 
Peterson, Victor H., Camp Travis, Tex. 
Peters, Theo. 

Patter, Byron L., Camp Nichols, La. 
Peai-ce, Albert H., Navy 
Parks, John L., Volunteer 
Patterson, Edgar D., Navy 
Parks, D. C. 
Pennington, Jasper N., Navy 



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Ferryman, H. W., Co. Roster 

Penson, Marshall 

Palmer, Geo. E., Camp Travis 

Peebles, Joe W., Ft. Sam Houston, Tex. 

Parchall, Roy J., Navy 

Park, Wm. C, Camp Travis, Tex. 

Pattie, Jim, Camp Travis, Tex. 

Pinter, R. N. 

Pritchard, John L., Co. Roster 

Patton, Wyatt 

Parks, B. W. 

Parker, Chas. H., Camp McArthur, Tex. 

Penrod, Geo. 

Patterson, Joe, Co. D., 111th Eng. 

Pettus, Frank 

Pease, Donald, Camp Travis, Tex. 

Pearce, Frank L., Navy 

Peake, C. C. 

Pilzer, Lewis A., Volunteer 

Ferryman, Enis B., Navy 

Patterson, Harold L., Co. Roster 

Paul, George 

Perry, Fred L., Navy 

Patrick, Lance G., Co. B, 2nd Okla. Inf. 

Powell, Leonard L., Co. B., Okla. Inf. 

Peters, Don, Camp Nichols 

Pearson, James H., Camp Travis, Tex. 

Poter, Lieut. Jack, Infantry, Volunteer 

Prayannis, John Alexander 

Prayannis, Stephen A., Camp Travis, Tex. 

Popejoy, Clyde W., Volunteer 

Price, Roy 

Pann, John Creek 

Payne, Fillmore 

Pulley, Luther 

Parker, Ulyn T., Navy 

Price, James J., Co. Roster 

Prim, Harley C, Navy 

Perry, John C, Camp Travis, Tex. 

Partrick, Champ, Navy 

Parks, Wm. 

Payne, R. T. 

Pattison, J. B. 

Parmley, Wm. L., Co. B., 2nd Okla. Inf. 

Pearce, Albert H., Navy 

Patterson, I. U. 

Pittman, A. B. 

Partian, Lewis 

Peltikis, Christo A., Camp Nichols, La. 

Poisot, Wm. E., Camp Nichols, La. 

Payne, Jack 

Powell, Paul A., Navy 

Payne. Edgar E. 

Poe, Roy R., Camp Travis, Tex. 

Price, Edward E., Navy 

Payne, Carl E., Camp Travis, Tex. 

Pattie, Tom 

Pease, Basil, Camp Travis 

PlumJey, Francis, Co. C, 20th M. G. Bn. 

A. E. F. 
Paul, Harry Jones, Camp Nichols, La. 
Pemto, O. R. 
Paris, J. R. 

Pettus, Frank B., Co. Roster 
Peterman, L. A., Volunteer 
Parsons, Roy F., Navy 
Palmer, W. R. 
Patton, Chas. E. 
Peercy, Joseph I., Navy 
Peffely, Otto 

Perkins, Chas. H., Co. Roster 
Priest, Beatrice M., Red Cross Nurse, 

Somewhera. in France 
Peterson, Arthur E., Navy 
Patterson, W. L., Co. Roster 
■Parker, S. A. T. C, J. E. 



Paul, H., Navy 

Perkins, Albert E. 

Palmer, Edgar 

Pawnell, N. 

Patterson, Erie U., Camp Travis, Tex. 

Pesterfield, John H. 

Porter, Newman, Volunteer 

Purnerr, Burley 

Potter, Walter F., Camp Travis 

Pigg, Clyde G., Camp Travis, Tex 

Powell, D. G., Jackson Barracks 

Potter, John 

Parkerson. Ira A., Navy 

Palmer "Elmer C, Navy 

Petty, C. V. 

Pruitt, Mary Emmit 

Harrison, Poe Wm. 

Pritchett, C. A. 

Pitney, R., Army 

Price, Arthur F., Navy 

Perry, Claude (dead) 

Prince, Bert, Co. Roster 

Pringle, Cecil, Navy 

Price, Wm. 

Price, Wiley B. 

Peterson, Lewis, Co. C. 

Pressler, Howard A., Navy 

Page, Wm. Co. Roster 

Perry, Frank L., Volunteer 

Phillips, John F., Navy 

Leonard, Price 

Payne, C. E. 

Peters, Harrison, Co. Roster 

Peterson, James S., Volunteer 

Pettitt, Albert J., Camp Travis, Tex. 

Pease, Edwin, Camp Travis, Tex. 

Petty, Robert D., Navy 

Pace, Ora Wm., Navy 

Price, Wm. 

Price, Charles, Navy 

Paschall, Allie 

Quails, James F., Navy 

Queen, Ira M., Navy 

Quinn, Edwin S., Navy 

Quisinberry, Joel M., Camp Travis, Tex 

Quinn, Joseph F., Navy 

Riblett, Jesse A., Machine Gun Co. 167tb 
Inf., 40th Div. 

Reed, Harold W., Co. Roster 

Richey, Alfred J., Navy 

Rike, Claire S., Camp Travis, Tex. 

Riggs, Martin S., Camp Travis, Tex. 

Reaves, Henry, Camp Travis, Tex. 

Riggs, Addie S., Navy 

Richards, Fred M. 

Runyon, Samuel I., Navy 

Redgrave, Bertram 

Red, Foxie, Co. C, 2nd Okla. N. G. 

Ridge, Paul K., Camp Nichols, La. 

Rider, Paul K., Camp Nichols, La. 

Redford, A. F. 

Reeder, Robt. E. Lee, Reg. Supply Co. 2nd 
Okla. Nat'l Guard 

Reed, Jolin R., Camp Travis, Tex. 

Reelem, Geo. 

Reed, Orville B., Co. Roster 

Ritchie, Frank D., Navy 

Reynolds, Wm. N., Navy 

Rector, Leslie F., Camp Nichols, La. 

Revels, Albert C, Ft. Sam Houston 

Reynolds, James F., Camp Travis, Tex. 

Renick, Robert, Navy 

Reynolds, Sterling, Volunteer, San Fran- 
cisco, Calif. 

Reeves, Leslie G., Camp Nichols, La. 

Reneau, Eugene C, Navy 



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Ratcliffe, Lieut. I. L., Dev. Bn. No. 7, 161st 

Depot Brigade, Camp Grant, 111. 
Redfern, James, Jefferson Barracks, Mo. 
Reed, Gut, Navy 
Renfro, Bert, Camp Travis, Tex. 
Renner, W. D. 
Radcliff, Donald H., Jefferson Barracks, 

Mo. 
Reeves, Dorrence R., Jackson Barracks . 
Record, Phil 

Reid, Walter F., Co. B., 2nd Okla. Inf. 
Reed, Walter A., Jackson Barracks 
Eleedy, Everett W., Navy 
Reed, J no. E. 
Reynolds, S. D. 

Reese, Benj. S., Camp Travis, Tex. 
Reed, Emmitt I. 
Reeves, C. W., Reg. Supply Co. 2nd Okla. 

Inf., Okla. N. G. 
Rowey, Arthur B., Volunteer 
Reed, Archie, Amb. Corps 
Redding*, R. H. 
Redford, Wm. 

Rebecca, Miss Mary, Honorably Discharged 
Richardson, W. C, Army 
Redus, Fred 
Rhodes, Carl G., Navy 
Rizan, Henry J. 
Ramsey, W. A. 
Rood, L. A., Navy 
Rinehart, Chas. E., Navy 
Ryan, Frank B., Co. Roster 
Roser, Chas. F., Camp Nichols, La. 
Ribinett, Chas. T., Camp Travis, Tex. 
Rowe, Geo. J., Navy 
Rose, Lloyd B., Co. Roster 
Riley, Orr C, Co. Roster 
Rawlings, Dian 
Riggs, Geo. L., Navy 
Rush, Chas., Volunteer 

Ray, J. M., Still in Service, Ex. Nat'l Bank 
Rilby, Jos. B., Volunteer 
Ronson, Allen, Navy 
Ringenback, J. T. 
Raymond, Grant, Navy 
Ryan, A. Russell 
Randal, James F. 
Ringenberg, C. B., Navy 
Ramsey, E. 

Ryan, Timpothy T., Co. B., 2nd Okla. Inf. 
Rickey, Wayne, A. 
Rorex, Jesse, Ft. Riley, Kans. 
Bapkin, Wm., Navy 
Rasco, John F., Camp Nichols, La. 
Rash, Wm. A., Camp Travis, Tex. 
Ryan, J. P. 
Riley, Robert H. 
Rhine, Wallace, Camp Travis 
Rosenberry, Jas. E. 
Rhus, Wm. 

Rich, J. Frank, Camp Travis, Tex. 
Richardson, Chas. F.„ Co. B., 2nd Okla. Inf. 
Rutis, Vess 

Rook, Major L. W., Volunteer, Artillery, 
Somewhere in Italy 
Rose, F. G. 
Ross, M., Army 

Richmond, Henry W., Co. B. 2nd Okla. Inf. 
Riddle, Kenneth 
Rosenthal, Herman 
Rice, Arthur 

Rosenthal, Wm. J., Camp Nichols 
Rosenthal, Herman 
Rice, Arthur 
Rooms, M. S. 
Russell, Earl R., Navy 



Richards, D., Volunteer 

Richards, E. A. 

Richards, J. S., Jackson Barracks 

Richardson, Bird D., Co. Roster 

Rodakis, Gus S., Camp Nichols, La. 

Richards, Edward. Jackson Barracks 

Richey, H. E., Volunteered Quartermaster's 

Dept. 
Roller, J. H. 
Rush, P. H. 
Rogers, W., Reg. Supply Co., 2nd Okla. Inf. 

Okla. N. G. 
Ray, Roderick G., Navy 
Russell, Bruce Stewart, 4th Co. 3rd Bn. I. 

C. T. S., Camp Pike, Ark. 
Ropele. Samuel, Navy 

Rogers. Sidney M., Camp Funston, Kans. 
Roy, Ed 

Rogers, Remington 
Rogers, Otis 
Roy, M. E. 

Rose, Forrest A., Navy 
Reed, Wm. Ft. Riley. Kans. 
Rogers, Basil E., University of Okla. 
Rothammer, Pliny 
Rogers, A. L. 
Rudder, Sam 
Rickey, Rooal E., Navy 
Robins, Walter D., Camp Travis, Tex. 
Richard, T. L., Jefferson Barracks, Mo. 
Rickard, Elmer C, Co. C. 2nd Okla. N. G. 
Rashall. Wm. 
Robertson, Ed. J. 
Roberts, Hubert L., Co. Roster 
Robinson, John H., Navy 
Robertson, H. B., Co. Roster 
Robertson, Wm. P., Camp Nichols, La. 
Robinson, T. B. 
Robinson, James T., Jefferson Barracks, 

Mo. 
Robinson, Prof. J. B. 
Robins, C. C. 
Rohn, John 

Robinett, Amos W., Camp Travis, Tex. 
Robinson, Richard S., Jackson Barracks 
Rich, Albert 

Robertson, Carl F., Camp Travis, Tex. 
Robertson, E. J. 
Reichard, Port L., Navy 
Robertson, G., Navy 
Robinson, F. F., Volunteer 
Robertson, H. F., Co. Roster 
Roberston, Harris H., Jackson Barracks. 
Robinson, Simmie, Ft. Riley, Kans. 
Roe C. 

Robertson, Geo. E., Jefferson Barracks 
Robertson, D. G, 
Rowin, Geo. E., Co. Roster 
Roland, Donat H. 

Runkie, James R., Co. C. 2nd Okla. N. G. 
Raylex, Phillip, Co. Roster 
Roy, Davis R., Navy 
Rollis, Geo. C, Camp Nichols 
Rogers, R. F. 
Rodgers, Earnest 

Russell, Jas. W., Co. B. 2nd Okla. Inf. 
Ruth, Ed 
Rose. J. M. 

Rowley, Lester G., Navy 
Roach, back but not living in town 
Robertson, Roscoe, Navy 
Ross, Hershell, L., Navy 
Rosenthal, Wm. J. 

Remington, Rogers, Co. C. 2nd Okla. Inf. 
Raper, E. C. 
Ropele, Samuel, Navy 



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Rasmussen, Arnold J., Navy 

Boss, Earl H., Co. Roster 

Rude, P. H., Volunteer 

Rhodes, W. Ellis 

Russell, Donald, Co. Roster 

Rowe, Alvin E. 

Rudder, W. R. 

Rimbough, Geo. 

Rheat, Paul, Jefferson Barracks 

Rayson, J. Carrell 

Rhea, Paul 

Rayson, J. 

Rohr, L. V. 

Reason, Henry 

Robinson, Holy, Fire Department. 

Ridenour, Fred, Navy 

Robertson, Geo. E., Tulsa, Okla. 

Robertson, Donald 

Robertson, J. B., Oklahoma City. Okla. 
Robbinette, Chas. A., Volunteer 

Robinson, D. T., Volunteer 

Robinson, Geo. H., Navy 

Robertson, A. F. 

Roberts, L. B. 

Richardson, Waldo, Camp Funston, Kans. 

Robinson, R. S. 

Rodman, Ben 

Roche, Trace H., Camp Travis, Tex. 

Ross, Curtis A., Navy 

Roebuck, John L., Navy 

Roberts, Max. H., Camp Travis, Tex. 

Roach, Edgar 

Reed, Walter A. 

Rodberg, John 

Rose, I. B. 

Roche, J. T. 

Roberts, Ray H. 

Rhoades, W. O., Volunteer 

Simpson, Carl, Co. 4, S. A. T. C, Univer- 
sity of Pa., Philadelphia, Pa.. 

Steele, Ellis B., Navy 

Steffy, Carl 

Steeples, W. C. 

Steele, Hazel H., Ft. Riley, Kans. 

Sternd, W. E. 

Stephens, C. E. 

Stork, Lawrence A., Co. B. 2nd Okla. Inf. 

Stevens, Orland D., Volunteer 

Stevenson, Russell 

Sterling, Clyde E., Camp Nichols. La. 

Steele, Claude, Camp MmArthur, Tex. 

Stewart, Frank, Ft. Riley, Kans. 

Stewart, Guy R., Waco, Tex. 

Smith, Ben F., Jefferson Barracks, Mo. 

Stewart, Forrest L., Camp Mc Arthur, Tex. 

Stevens, Chas. A.. Co. B. 2nd Okla. Inf. 

Steoup, N. H. 

Stone, James H., Navy 

Stubblefield, John, Camp Travis, Tex. 

Soliday, Luella A. 

Stinson, John 

Stevenson, Lieut R. H., 5th Bn. 162nd De- 
pot Brigade, Camp Pike, Ark. 

Steven, Frank S. 

Stewart, Elbert R., Navy 

Simpson, Thos. H., Navy 

Stevens, D. L. 

Scott, H. B. 

Shota, J. F., Navy 

Slaughter, Sam L., Navy. 

Stapleton, Fred 

Stanley, Lynn, Camp Travis, Tex. 

Stephens, Chas. 

Starr, Andy T., Navy 

Stevens, Mack E., Navy 

Steken, Dewey F. 



Snider, Lafayette, Ft. Riley, Kans. 

Soble, Lyman G., Camp Travis, Tex. 

Stark, Edwin W., Camp Travis, Tex. 

Stevens, Guy F., Navy 

Stephens, Chas. E., Camp Travis, Tex. 

Sexton, Eugene C, Navy 

Stanley, Chas. S., Co. C. 2nd Okla. N. G. 

Sykes, Herbert W., Camp Travis, Tex. 

Steinweg, Ernest F., Camp Travis, Tex. 

Pteiger, Fred J., Camp Travis, Tex. 

Stanley, Harley D., Co. Roster 

Staley, Roy, Camp Travis, Tex. 

Stallard, Donald, Camp Nichols, La. 

Stafford, Evert M. 

Stanford, Wm. H., Camp Travis, Tex. 

Stapleton, Corp. Fred 

Stanley, Mark 

Stanger, Wm., Co. Roster 

Staudfield, Howard H. 

Stanley, Ross, Camp Travis, Tex. 

Sturm, O. P., Director & Committeemen of 

Tulsa, "Y," in Service 
Steffy, Carl 
Stackhouse, Capt. Keith T., 346th Inf., 87th 

Div. 
Starrett, F. C. 
Stegal, J. E. 

Stanley, M. M. R., Navy 
Smith, Dewey D., Volunteer 
Stout, Mary 
Strut, Harry 
Stryker, Wm. L. 

Stubenvall, Wm. J., Camp Travis, Tex. 
Strong, Claud L., Co. B., 2nd Okla. Inf. 
Stropes, J. E. 
Stovill, J. M. 

Stafay, Ralph, Camp Nichols, La. 
Stafford, Snooks, Co. Roster 
Stroud, M. L. 
Stowell, Wm. H. L., Navy 
Stewart, Ralph L., Navy 
Stawart, P. 
Stodder, L. 

Shroyer, Lester Lynn, Camp Travis, Tex. 
Starford, Jess 

Stain, Sylvester, Y., Jefferson Barracks, Mo. 
Strickley, Jack R. 
Stubler, John 
Stubenvill, Wm. 
Stuffman, Edward V., Navy 
Stroup, John S., Camp Travis, Tex. 
Stutman, Joseph J., Camp Travis, Tex. 
Stocker, Earl, Navy 
Stoven, Howard S., Volunteer 
Strain, George, Camp Nichols, La. 
Stevens, Hughey M„ Co. C, 2nd Okla. N. G. 
Stone, Enoch, Navy 
Stone, Clyde L., Navy 
Stovall, Ancel G., Camp Travis, Tex. 
Stovell, Earl R., Co. C, 2nd Okla. N. G. 
Stockewll, L., Reg. Supply Co. 2nd Okla. 

Inf. 
Stoneham, J. D. 
Strickler, Fred, Navy 
Stone, F. C, Volunteer 
Stillwell, Roy B. 
Stover, Howard 
Stoffle, Russell 
Superman. Jesse A., Navy 
Street, Ernest J., Navy 
Sutton, Carlos, Navy 

Summers, Harry N., Camp Nichols, La. 
Suttle, Telman 

Straight, Ralph D., Volunteer 
Sutton, Tillman 
Summers, J. Q. 



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Suppes, Geo. B. 

Summer, Arthur J., Ft. Riley, Kans. 

Summers, Oscar, Camp Nichols, La. 

Schofield, Roscoe E., Camp Travis, Tex. 

Stover, Howard 

Stratton, Wm. M.. Co. B. 2nd Okla. Inf. 

Schultz, Archie C, Co. C. 2nd Okla. N. G. 

Sills, Nelson Wm., Navy 

Scruggs, Wm. 

Suagee, Watie, Camp Travis, Tex. 

Suelzer, Edmond G., Co. Roster 

Silvers, Oscar, C, Navy 

Sisney, John Ralph 

Stiles, Bruce G., Camp Nichols, La. 

Simms, Guy G., Jackson Baracks 

Sisler, Harvey H., Camp Travis, Tex. 

Sigler, Raymond B., Navy 

Sikes, F. L. 

Singleton, Chas. E., Co. Roster 

Siehr, Hal Gordon, Camp Jessup, Ga. 

Siler, Ulus H, Co. H. 2nd Okla. Inf. 

Silve, Wm. Irad, Camp Travis, Tex. 

Silva, Lewis, University of Okla. 

Sieber, Floyd Ward, Ft. Riley. Kans. 

Singley, James S., Camp Travis, Tex. 

Singleton, Jack 

Sullivan, Jerry L., Jackson Barracks 

Soliday, Alvin C, Navy 

Stubenvole, Anthony J., 41st 11th Bn. 165th 

Depot Brigade 
Simmons, Joshua, Navy 
Stillwell, Ray B., Camp Travis, Tex. 
Stillwagon, Crawford 
Silvers, Oscar C, Navy 
Simmons, Joshua, Navy 
Stern, Clarence T., Camp Nichols, La. 
Sugg, A. L. 
Scales, Art 

Scott, Geo. 

Sample, Fred, Navy 

Sowerwine, W. A., Co. Roster 

Sandifer, Walter B., Camp Travis, Tex. 

Sandidge, Pets A., Co. Roster 

Sanders, Geo., Ft. Riley, Kans. 

Sanderson, Samuel G. 

Sander, E. S. 

Stover, Howard, Motorcyle, still over, en- 
listed 

Souberg, Edward A., Volunteer 

Schultz, Robert E., Camp McArthur, Tex. 

Sooter, Albert W., Volunteer 

Sheppard, Drummond, Camp Travis, Tex. 

Short, Harold C, Camp Travis, Tex. 

Souris, Peter H„ Camp Travis, Tex. 

Sanderson, Frank M., 1st Regimental Hdg., 
Camp Dewey, Great Lakes Training 
Station, Co. J., Great Lakes, 111. 

Salters, Chas. A., Volunteer 

Snodgrass, Stanley, Co. B. 2nd Okla. Inf. 

Shook, O. M., Navy Fire Dept. 

Sabean, Ernest Ewart, U. S. Marine. 

Sandford, Jessie G., Navy 

Secunde, John A., Ft. Sam Houston, Tex. 

Sabeau, Ernest E. 

Short, Jesse W., Co. Roster 

Sonbergh, Ed. A., Navy 

Solliday, Cliff A., Co. Roster 

Sously, Jas. O. 

Southwood, H. C, Navy 

Souris, Tony H., Camp Travis, Tex. 

Shields, R. 

Satterwhite, Robt., Camp Travis, Tex. 

Snodgrass, Geo. M., Camp Nichols, La. 
Snow, Dale, Raymond, Ft. Sam Houston, 

Tex. 
Salley, Raleigh Allen, Camp Bowie, Tex. 



Snowden, C. 

Snodgrass, Wm. S., Camp Travis, Tex. 
Snyder, Claude R., Camp Travis, Tex. 
Snodgrass, LeVerne, Jackson Barracks 
Sherman, Capt. Roger S., 336 F. A. N. A., 

87th Div., A. E. F. 
Seaburg, B. W. 

Snyder, Everett A.. Co. C, 2nd Okla. N. G. 
Southerland, Paul 

Sappenfield, L., 106 South Olympia 
Simpson, A. N., Volunteer 
Seal, E. M. 
Short, Chas. W. 
Stuart, Walter J. 
Sungmist, H. 
Stone, Roy 
Snider, Geo. W. 
Shaddolt, L. M. 
Sears, Walter M., Navy 
Summers, Virgle B., Navy 
Seese, Geo. E., Navy 
Stuart, Chas. T., Ft. Riley, Kans. 
Sedlacek, Lodgie, Co. Roster 

Swift, Berle, H., Navy 

Spaulding, W. R. 

Shumate, Harold E., Camp McArthur, Tex. 

Sexton, Eugene C, Navy 

Sigler, Raymond 

Sexton, Joseph 

Schlade, Clarence C, Camp Nichols, La. 

Sheckard, L. W., Camp Bowie, Tex. 

Spearman, Ernest L., Navy 

Sawyer, Jesse B. 

Sheppard, Tom L., Jackson Barracks 

Short, R. J. 

Shuff, LeRoy, Ft. Riley, Kans. 

Short, Harry, Camp Travis, Tex. 

Shiner, Alfred W., Camp Nichols, La. 

Seeber, Lloyd 

Shorney, Geo. 

Shields, Roy, Camp Travis, Tex. 

Spensor, Mark 

Shroyer, Jack 

Summer, Jesse D. 

Settle, Eugene 

Segmer, O. E. 

Spann. Wm. B., Co. C. 2nd Okla. N. G. 

Sexton, Elmer C, Co. C. 2nd Okla. N. G. 

Shoulders, Leslie E., Co. Roster 

Spivey H. 

Spivey, F. 

Speck, Lon, Camp Travis, Tex. 

Spencer, Berry G., Jackson Barracks 

Seeber, Elmer 

Springer, Benton J., Volunteer 

Sevy, Lorenzo, Ft. Sam Houston, Tex. 

Spears, Miles B., University of Okla. 

Shammon, Howard T. 

Swaffer, Jeff 

Swages, Ronald L., Co. C. 2nd Okla. N. G. 

Swanson, Andres M., Navy 

Swain, S. 

Steidley, John T., Camp Travis, Tex. 

Showman, Harry, Navy 

Sharp, Robert, Navy 

Stovall, E. R., Camp Travis, Tex. 

Sherrow, Floyd F., Co. B. 2nd Okla. Inf. 

Shamp, Fred M., Co. Roster 

Sharp, John E. 

Stone, Harold 

Sharkey, Frank, Navy , 

Sharp, Finnis , 

Shaver. Sergt Harold, Supply Section, Dev. 

Bn., Camp Bowie, Tex. 
Short, Louis G., Camp Travis, Tex. 
Shook, Phillip M., Volunteer 



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Stovall, E. R. 

Stovell, James M., Aerial Photo School, 

Rochester, N. Y. 
Shepard, Ed., Tulsa, Okla. 
Scott, Willard L., Navy 
Shoemaker, Arthur E., Navy 
Stiles, Bruce 
Schiefelbusch, T. L. 
Stivers, H. E. 
Shelton, Pete 
Swain, James S., Navy 
Stepp, Ed 
Schultz, H. 

Swadley, John L., Camp Travis, Tex. 
Scheneder, R. P. 
Schreck, Sergt. Frank H.. 325th Supply Co., 

Q. M. C, A. E. F., D'Clonne, France. 
Shaver, Harold, Co. Roster 
Stiles, Allen P., Co. C. 2nd Okla. N. G. 
Shipley, R. 
Sweatman, Horace C. 
Shafer, Leslie, Camp Travis, Tex. 
Sherman, Kennedy 

Skinner, Glenn C, Jackson Barracks 
Shamel, Chas. Fred, Camp Travis, Tex. 
Sweet, Joseph E., Camp Travis, Tex. 
Sloan, John W., Jr. 

Sommers, Samuel L., Camp Travis, Tex. 
Shaw, Chas. 
Sparks, L. J. 

Spurlock, Frank H., Co. Roster 
Souvey, Hugh 
Smith, Joe B. 

Simmons, Floyd, Camp Nichols, La. 
Simpson, Jno. O. 

Sloan, Arthur H., Jackson Barracks 
Sloan, Lieut. E. H., Hdg. Co. 65th Art. C. 

A. C, 2nd Battery A. E. F. 
Sparkman, Wm. B., Navy 
Smith, Drew 
Slater, Roy 

Smith, Corp. Frank E. 
Smith, Glenn 
Smith, Eugene Ralph, Co. C. 2nd Okla. 

N. G. 
Smith, Wm. E. 
Strait, Ralph 
Shaw, Ben 

Smith, Cecil R., Camp Dix, N. J. 
Shain, A. M. 

Shaw, Everett Bloom, Camp Travis, Tex. 
Spencer, Earl L., Navy 
Shannon, Jessg 

Spralding Joseph P., Ft. Sam Houston, Tex. 
Shearin, Alma M., Co. Roster 
Shedham, Raymond J. 
Smothers, Jack 
Smith, L. S. 

Shannon, Franklin F., Volunteer 
Seav, Johua C, Volunteer 
Stuck, Henry, Camp Travis, Tex. 
Shipman, Clavin 
Sexton, Clyde 

Seems, Wellington, Camp Travis, Tex. 
Scudder, Frank L. 

Soderstrom, Edwin D., Stillwater, Okla. 
Sunderland, Claude, Co. Roster 
Short, Harold C. Jr. 
Sherman, Edward R., Navy 
Sechrest, Jesse F„ Jackson Barracks 
Sidwell, Earl J., Camp Travis, Tex. 
Sexton, W. M. 

Seymour, Otto C, Honorably Discharged 
Smith, A. V., Volunteer Tank Corps. 
Stiles, ' Leslie E., Navy 
Small, Clarence V., Volunteer 



Sanders, Harry, Volunteer 

Smith, F. E. 

Sullivan, Wm. I., Navy 

Smedkey, Wm. S., Camp Travis, Tex. 

Seawell, Earl 

Smith, Fred, Co. Roster 

Seawell, Earl 

Spaulding, C. R., Army 

Smiley, Ernest, Co. D. 7th Eng., A. E. F. 

Slaughter, S. M. 

Scott, G. A. 

Shafer, John N., Jefferson Barracks, Mo. 

Schult, Elmer R., Jackson Barracks 

Sexton, Stanley, Camp Nichols, La. 

Scott, W. C. 

Stoffle, Russell D., Co. Roster 

Scott, Haskell B., Camp Travis, Tex. 

Shunaker, Loonie F., University of Okla. 

Scott, John P., Jackson Barracks 

Sauter, Ardeau N., Ft. Riley, Kans. 

Smith, Henry T., Co. Roster 

Smith, Wm. R., Camp Travis, Tex. 

Smith, Chas. 

Smith, W. 

Smith, Erie H., Co. Roster 

Scherest, Jessie 

Smott, Arthur 

Smith, Arthur Amos, Camp Travis, Tex. 

Smith, Albert L., Jackson Barracks 

Smith, Roy D., Navy 

Smith, Marion, Kelly Field, Camp Travis, 

Tex. 
Smith, Tom 
Spoon, Jesse T., Navy 
Sullivan, T. I. 
Spurlock, Dan, Co. Roster 
Solt, Clinton A. Student Co., No. 3, Camp 

Jospeh E. Johnson, Jacksonville, Fla. 
Scott, Ross, Navy 
Still, W. J., 2312 East Second 
Simpkins, Clarence L., Navy 
Spurlock, Don V. 
Shaw, Adrian 
Shortmeyer, Andres, Navy 
Smith, Herbert B., Jackson Barracks 
Scctt, Clessie 
Smith, Capt. Dr. Ralph V., Base Hospital 

No. 114, A. P. O., 705, A. E. F. 
Smith, Roy, Camp Nichols, La. 
Smyser, Hiram, Co. B., 2nd Okla. Inf. 
Sloan, Albert I., Navy 
Sperry, H. J., Volunteer 
Sparks, H. R. 
Slaughter, S. H., Amb. Co. 
Summers, A. 
Sprowell, H. C. 

Southwood, Bill, Jackson Barracks 
Smallwood, A. D. 
Spickerman, Chas., Navy 
Smith, N. R. 
Stout, A. D. 
Stevenson, Chas. 
Smith, John 
Smith, H. S., Volunteer 
Shelton, Joe R., Camp Travis, Tex. 
Smith, M. N. 
Scott, V. A., Volunteer 
Sprowell, Harry O., Co. Roster 
Sample, Elmer A., Navy 
Scott, Henry A. 

Spring, G. C, Co. C, 2nd Okla. N. G. 
Smith, Lawrence E. 
Smith, O. K., Volunteer 
Schplay, E. R. 
Smith, Otto R., Navy 
Harlan, H. G. 



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Shoemaker, Earl V., Co. C. 2nd Okla. N. G. 

Stubenvall, Antony, Camp Travis, Tex. 

Smith, Jim B., Navy 

Smith, L., Jackson Barracks 

Smith, James N., Navy 

Smyth Leslie G., Navy 

Smith, James P., Volunteer 

Sullivan, Eugene B., Camp Travis, Tex. 

Smith, Jess, Camp Nichols, La. 

Stauber, Joe 

Statham, Geo. E., Navy 

Smith, Burley 

Stafford, Randolph Frank 

Stanley, Pete V., Navy 

Saunders, Ural P. 

Smith, C. J., Drafted 

Sheffler, V. N., Volunteer 

Shepard, J. O. 

Spark, Jimmy 

Smith, Hiram 

Springer, Ben 

Trager, Martin H. 

Taylor, C. L., Germany 

Trimble, J. B. Dee, Co. Roster 

Tracey, Arthur, Camp Travis, Tex. 

Trent, Hubert A., Co. Roster 

Turner, Leslie M. 

Trittle, Thos. C. 

Tirk, Harry B., Navy 

Turley, Ben, Camp Travis 

Tompkins, Clarence E., Camp Travis, Tex. 

Tailman, Geo. 

Tobin, Wm. P., Camp Travis, Tex. 

Thixton, Richard W., Ft. Oglethorpe, Ga. 

Taylor, Victor E., Navy 

Tetter, Clay G., Camp Travis, Tex. 

Towell, Lloyd 

Tims, Amos, Camp Travis 

Tiedebohl, L. D. 

Titus, G. F. 

Tolbott, Burton A., Little Silver, N. J. 

Tannery, K. C. 

Trout, Aiden C. 

Talbot, L. R. 

Taylor, Creed, N., Navy 

Trimble, Harry E., Jefferson Barracks, Mo. 

Taylor, Tim, Camp Nichols, La. 

Turley, Amos, Ft. Riley, Kans. 

Taylor, Russell 

Trees, Paul 

Todd, Amos V. 

Truax, C. G., Navy 

Tyler, Wm. O., Navy 

Thompson, Frank 

Turner, Earl N. 

Trees, Rolland 

Tack, Frank 

Trippett, Ralph G. 

Turner, Chas. J., Camp Travis, Tex. 

Tucker, Alex N., Navy 

Tucker, W. E. 

Taylor, Russell 

Tatree, Cecil W. 

Turner, Marion Everett, Camp Nichols 

Thieman, Paul 

Turner, Wm. H., Camp Travis 

Taylor, E. C. 

Tedford, Theo. E., Co. Roster 

Tillman, Martin 

Termini, Chas. V. 

Thompson, R. F. 

Tracey, Arthur G., Camp Travis 

Thompson, Oliver H., Camp Nichols, La. 

Templeton, Racie, Camp Travis 

Termini, Joseph C. 

Temis, Avery B., Co. Roster 



Thomas, Floyd J., Jackson Barracks 
Teagarden, Melvin R., Navy 
Thomasson, Raymond, Camp Travis 
Tindasy, E. F. 
Tesh, Joseph R., U. S. Gen. Hospital No. 

26, Ft. Des Moines, Iowa 
Tomilson, L., Navy 

Thomas, John E. Jr., Madison Barracks 
Techee, Henry, Camp Travis, Texas 
Tuthill, Pink 

Tyler, Chas. E., Co. B, 2nd Okla. Inf. 
Thomas, W. A., Jefferson Barracks, Mo. 
Thurston, F. B., Reg. Supply Co., 2nd 

Oklahoma National Guard 
Thomas, Jack, Camp Nichols, La. 
Thompson, H. E. 
Thomason, T. L., Co. Roster 
Thurman, John T., Volunteer 
Tucker, W. E., Reg. Supply Co., 2nd Okla. 

Inf., Okla. N. G. 
Thomas, W. A. 
Toone, Wm. 

Terrell, C. E., Camp Nichols 
Thomas, Arthur I., Navy 
Traelove, Chester 
Thompson, Elmer A., Camp Travis 
Taylor, Cliff. N., Volunteer 
Tyberger, A. E. 

Thurman, E. _ 

Thomas, Chester R., 12th Co., 3rd Bn., 

Camp De La Balbonne, France 
Thomas, Arbury 
Thomason, T. L., Co. Roster 
Taylor, Clifford, Ft. Riley, Kansas 
Terry, Henry H., Volunteer 
Turnbough, I. 
Thomas, Johnnie C. 
Tucker, A. J. 
Toudersdale, I. R. 
Thompson, E. 
Taylor, J. R. 
Trout, M. J., Volunteer 
Turner, Damon, Co. Roster 
Tadlock, Lee Forston, Camp Travis 
Taweel, Simon, Ft. Sam Houston, Texas 
Turpin, Richard W. 
Thomplinson, Leslie 
Tyler, Wm. O., Navy 
Thompson, Clinton 
Thornton, Vera H. 
Teaney, Wm. Goff, Marines 
Threatt, Raymond W., Navy 
Thompson, Oscar 
Tate, H. A., Camp Travis 
Tucker, L. J. 
Thompson, Wm. 

Uhles, Geo., University of Oklahoma 
Uhl, Lewis W., Camp Nichols 
Ulrick, Cliff. M. 

Underwood, Troy J., Jackson Barracks 
Upsham, F. , 

Upton, C. C, Reg. Supply Co., 2nd Okla. 

Inf., Okla. N. G. 
Urninger, Henry C, Camp Travis 
Utterbach, Norman 
Vaughan, Newell, Co. Roster 
Vaughn, Rufus O., Navy 
Vaughan, Chas. Lloyd, Camp Nichols, La. ; 

Camp Travis, Texas 
Van Winkle, W. E., Volunteer 
Vickers, Wm. L. . 

Voorhees, E. B. ; was with Sinclair Oil Co. 
Vansant, Albert, Co. Roster 
Varnell, James C, Co. C, 2nd Okla. N. G. 
Vinick, Chas., Camp Nichols 
Van Guilder, Earl, Camp Nichols 



TULSA COUNTY'S FIGHTING MEN 



45 



Vowels, Wm. L., Co. Roster 
Vandewart, Sgt. Glenn A. 
Viehman, Arnold M., Navy- 
Van Beak, Gus, Jackson Barracks 
Vann, Quannah 
Veach. Virgil V., Co. Roster 
Veazy, P. H. 
Vogle, Geo. 
Voris, Vandiver 
Vandersell, J. W. 
Vandervort, G. A. 

Vernon, Edward K., University of Okla- 
homa 
Veach, V. 

Van Roy, Ft. Riley, Kansas 
Van Dyke, Glenn A., West Tulsa 
Van Tyne, Wm. K., Camp Travis 
Vandervoort, John, brother of G. A. Van- 

dervoort 
Vanner, Frank J., Volunteer 

Vasper, Sydney 

Vanaltenburg, R. R., Navy 

Vosberg, Loyal H. K., Camp Nichols 

Varnes, Wm. E. 

Vaughn, Cecil O, Navy 

Van Sant, Albert, 111th Engineers 

Vernon, Cain L. 

Verner, N. John, Co. C, 2nd Okla. N. G. 

Vandervoort, Claud B., Navy 

Vanscoy, Glenn 

Vanzant, Oliver, Co. Roster 

Van Hessler, K. 

Vance, Jas. T. 

Vierman, Ed. 

Van Sant, Oliver 

Vance, G. M. 

Voight, Sydney 

Vandever, Cleo L. 

Weidenman, L. A. 

Williams, Isaac R., Camp Travis, Texas 

Webb, Lester R. 

Wilkins, A. W. 

Wilt, Jace, Co. B, 2nd Okla. Inf. 

Willay, G. W. 

Wilbins, W. B. 

Wiley, Otto R. 

Winger, Fred P., Camp Travis, Texas 

Williamson, Henry, outside of City 

Williams, Chas. W., Camp Travis, Texas 

Wimberly, Gilford E., Ellington Field, Al- 
cott, Texas 

William, Lively, Jackson Barracks 

Winget, Max A., Camp Travis, Texas 

Witty, Edward 

Weeks, Wm. Hurbert, Camp Travis, Texas 

Wiley, Grady Bethel, Ft. Sam Houston, 

Willison, Geo. T., Co. Roster 
Wissinger, John E., Camp Nichols 
Wimbey, L. W. 
Williamson, Alvin G. 
Wheeler, C. H., Volunteer 
Waite, Pleasant R., Volunteer 
Wager, Wm., Volunteer 
Winford, B., Co. C, Inf., National Guard 
Winks, J. A. 
Winters, Jas. R. 
Winges, Max 
Widman, Max 
Widman, O. B. 

Williams, L. E., Ft. Riley, Kansas 
Williams, Guy, Navy 
Wilson, Hushell R., Navy 
Wilson, J. I., Camp Travis 
Wilston, Paul Almus, Jefferson Barracks, 
Mo. 



Wilson, David A., Navy 

Wilson, Paul M. 

Wilson, I. L. 

Wilson, Clarence N. 

Wilson, Alex, Duncan, Okla. 

Wilson, Laudie L., Jackson Barracks 

Wilson. C. P. 

Wilson, Glenn, Coast Artillery, Volunteer 

Wilson, Gynn M., Navy 

Wise, R. G. 

Whitney, J. B., Ft. Oklethorpe, Ga. 

Williamson, Ira N. 

Williams, Floyd O, Navy 

Wider, Julius, Camp Travis 

Williams, Raleigh H., Co. Roster 

Williams. Henry A., Jackson Barracks 

Wisenhurt, J. B., Navy 

Williams, Ralph H., Co. C, 2nd Okla. N. G. 

Williams, J. W. 

Williams, Rolla 

Williams, Wm., Camp Travis 

Williams, Albert 

Williams, Claude, Camp Travis 

Williams, Elmer 

Wilson, Esco 

Warren, Thos. F., Jackson Barracks 

Walker, M., Volunteer 

Warner, R. T. 

Wasson, Benj. J., Volunteer 

Washington, Ottwald 

Washicheck, Benj. H., Camp Nichols 

Washington, Jesse, Ft. Riley, Kansas 

Wasson, Osborne L., Co. Roster 

Warburton, J. L., Co. Roster 

Ward, W. C, Reg. Supply Co., 2nd Okla. 

Inf., Okla. N. G. 
Watkins, W. H., Co. C, Inf. National Guard 
Watkins, Chas. B., Camp Nichols 
Wasson, James, Co. C, 2nd Okla. N. G. 
Warner, James A., Navy 
Walker, Percy E., Camp Travis, Texas 
Walker, Everett 
Wallis, Clarence H., Jefferson Barracks, 

Mo. 
Walter, Barney B., Co. B, 2nd Okla. Inf. 
Wallace, Clarence 
Wallace, Percy S., 304th Cavalry Troop L, 

Camp Stanley, Texas 
Walkley, Wm. S., Navy 
Waller, Joseph E., Camp MacArthur, Waco, 

Texas 
Watson, Chas. 
Wilson, Merle M., Ambulance Co. 21, 4th 

Sanitary Train, A. P. O. No. 746 
Walter, Arthur J., Navy 
Walker, Arcil C, Navy 
Waltzer, Joseph L., Jackson Barracks 
Watson, Homer A., Camp Travis, Texas 
Williams, Leon W., Navy 
Warner, Francis 
Wittlich, V. O., Jr. 
Witt, Geo. B., Volunteer 
Willson, Clyde Wm. M., Navy 
Watson, Geo. 
Wallace, Wm. B., Navy 
Wilson, Paul A., Hdg. Co., 61st Artillery, 

C. A. O, A. E. F. 
Williams, G. J. 

Williams, Andres N., Co. Roster 
Witt, Walter O, Co. Roster 
Williams, Harvey B., Camp Nichols 
Wilson, J. M. 
Williams, Walter B., Jefferson Barracks, 

Mo. 
Williams, Timothy E., Navy 
Watson, C. M., Reg. Supply Co., 2nd Okla. 



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TULSA COUNTY IN THE WORLD WAR 



Inf., Oklahoma N. G. 
Wall, Dr. G. A. 

Walter, Harry H., Camp Nichols 
Witt, O. C. 

Wheeler, Daniel T., Camp Nichols 
Whiterst, Joe G., Navy 
White, Marion 
Whitehead, James C, Navy 
White, Frank, Camp Nichols 
White, John L., Camp Nichols 
Wyatt, Paul E. 
White, Ven O., Volunteer 
White, Everett 
Wiley, Robert J., Navy 
White, Albert, Camp Travis 
Watkinson, Alfred R., Camp Nichols 
Whitaker, Charles O., Camp Nichols 
Wathen, Clarence E., Navy 
Watson, Ralph A., Co. Roster 
Whinney, John H. 
Warner, Madison, Navy 
White, Ed. 
Walker, Franklin A. 
Witt, Walter, in France 
Wamble, Ray 
Whitaker, Virgil O., Camp MacArthur, 

Texas 
Washington, Elric, Ft. Riley, Kansas 
Wolverton. S. D. 
Wise, Wm. 

Wagner, Ben J., Co. B, 2nd Ckla. Inf. 
Wilson, Thos. C, Navy 

Wynn, Lawrence C, Co. B, 2nd Okla. Inf. 
Willard, Gordon H. 
Wilson, B. F., 4th Co., 13th Training and 

Replacement Co. 
White, Joseph F. 
White, J. A. 
White, Thos. P. 
Waright, W. L. 

White, Wooden E., Camp Nichols 
Watson, R. J. 
White, Lucius T., Navy 
Woolbright, Greer Clyde 
Wootten, Welsey G., Co. B, 2nd Okla. Inf. 
Workmon, Edw., Reg. Supply Co., 2nd 

Okla. Inf. 
Williams, J. L., Jefferson Barracks, Mo. 
Worley, Cleon M., Jackson Barracks 
Wodard, Thos. A. 
Wornkey, Bill, Jackson Barracks 
Westwood, Keith O, Jackson Barracks 
Womack, Russell 0., Ft. Sam Houston. Tex. 
Williams, Arthur M. 
Wilborn, Albert J., Navy 
Winter, G. C. 
Wollam, Paul A. 
Wyant. L. D. 
Wells, Wm. C, Navy 
Welsh, John F., Camp Travis 
Wynn, I. M. 

Wyant, Linton Dewitt, Navy 
Wood, Everett A., Co. Roster 
Woodrey, Albert 

Werber, Calvin H., Camp Meade, Md. 
Welch, John L. 
Welsh, Harley, Camp Travis 
Walker, Dennis, Ft. Riley, Kansas 
Woods, Mott. W., Camp Kelly, Texas 
Woolery, John 

Woodring, Lee James, Camp Travis 
Wood, Thomas Jefferson, Camp Nichols 
Wynn, Cecil Hay, Camp Travis 
Wells, J. W. 
Woodson, Marlin C. 
Wooten, Wm. 



Wojeiechowski, Frank, Camp Nichols, La. 

Wood, Andrews, Jackson Barracks 

Wood, J. H. Jr. 

Williams, Clem, Camp Travis 

Woofe, Corp. Joe, Co. D., Reg., Eng., A. 

E. F. 
Wyant, Linton DeWitt, Navy 
Woodard, Samuel R., Ft. Riley, Kansas 
Wright, Marcus A., Co. C, 2nd Okla. N. G. 
Wright, Ralph R., Navy 
Wright, Earl, Navy 
Whitaker, Harold W., Navy 
Wright, Lieut. A. Park, Volunteer, Camp 

Ellis, N. Y. 
Wren, Joseph Mathew, Camp Travis, Texas 
Wright, Lieut. Harry F., Co. B, 2nd Okla. 

Inf. 
Wright, Floyd, Camp Travis 
Wynn, Clarance 

Woods, John W., Ft. Sam Houston, Texas 
Wood, L. G., 124th Amb. Co., 107th Sani- 
tary Train, 42nd Div. 
Wood, Judson H. Jr., Camp Nichols 
Wilson, Conrad B., Camp Nichols 
Wright, Chas. N. F., Navy 
Wright, T. M., Volunteer 
Worchester, Wm. 
Wright, Leland R. 

Wright, Eugene W., Camp Travis, Texas 
Woods, Lundy, Camp Travis, Texas 
Wolfe, Joel A., Co. Roster 
West, John, Ft. Riley, Kansas 
Weyant, Chas. H, Navy 
Wagle, Wm., Volunteer 
Webb, John R., Co. Roster 
Woody, A. C, Volunteer 
Wood, Carol J. 
Wright, Toll D. 
Worley, C. M. 
Wylie, Wayne 
Wright, E. J., Y. M. C. A. Secretary, 12 

Reu D'Aguesseau, Paris, France 
Wolfe, Rex J. 
Weeks, Arthur 

Woody, Lemuel D., Co. Roster 
Williams, Woodruff 
Wooldy, John Jr., Navy 
Webb, Ralph N., Ft. Riley, Kansas 
Wood, Frank 
Woodruff, Frank 
Woods, Motta A., Navy 
West, Harold 
Westbrooks, Elmer W., Co. C, 2nd Oklt- 

N. G. 
West, Charlie 

West, Ora Linn, Ft. Sam Houston, Texas 
Westbrook, James W., Camp Nichols 
Welch, Sergt. Floyd, Medical R. C, Post 

Hospital, Ft. Leavenworth, Kansas 
West, Harry D. 
Welsh, Geo. W., Volunteer 
Wesley, Fay 
Welsh, J. F. 
Wevant, Earl, Navy 
Wood, Lawrence G. 
Weingartner, Louis, Camp Travis 
Weisburgh, Herbert 
Webber, Henry E., Navy 
West, Louis 

Webber, Frank D., Navy 
Welsh, Wm. J., Jackson Barracks 
Weaver, Fred H., Camp Travis 
Worrell, Walter D., Ft. Riley, Kansas 
Wade, Lewis A., Co. C, 2nd Okla. N. G. 
Wade, James, Co. Roster 
Welch, Paul 



TULSA COUNTY'S FIGHTING MEN 



47 



Wade, O. W. 

Willett, Clair G., Co. B, 2nd Okla. Inf. 

Wright, Rubon, Camp Travis, Texas 

Walker, Elwood, Ft. Riley, Kansas 

Willis, S. M. 

Wilcox, E. A. Volunteer 

Wyatt, Elmer H., Co. Roster 

Williams, Earl 

Williams, Percy S., Camp Nichols 

Williams, Alva W., Jackson Barracks 

Wright, Chancey, Jackson Barracks 

Welch, Victor C., Navy 

White, A. S. 

Welch, Douglass C, Navy 

Wynn, Orcil H., Co. C, 2nd Okla. N. G. 

Wilson, Darrell E., Navy 

Wile, Virgil M., Jackson Barracks 

Welch, Virgil, Navy 

Wright, E. W. 

Wykle, Geo. 

Worrell, Millard, Co. Roster 

Willhousen, Roy, University of Oklahoma 

Wagner, Benj. J., Navy 

Watts, Estelle 

Westerman, Sergt. Clifford, Supply Co., 5th 

Reg., F. A. R. D. 
Worchester, Win. 
Wakefield, Frank V. 
Winn, Lawrence 
White, Wheeler 
Wade, Raymond 
Webb, Win. R., Navy 
Wayvoum, Arthur 
Warren, Bob 
Weeks, Otis 



Wells, Theo., Co. B, 2nd Okla. Inf. 

Worland, Roy S. 

Walker, M., Volunteer 

Washington, Ottwald 

Younkman, Harry D., Camp Nichols 

Young, Wm. E., Co. C, 2nd Okla. N. G. 

Young, Marshall, Camp Nichols, La. 

Yeager, Wm., killed in action. 

York, Valney J., Camp Travis 

Young, C. W. 

Yarbrough, Leslie 

Young, Geo. C, Jackson Barracks 

Young, Jos. 

Yoakum, Edward, U. S. Marines 

Yates, Drew 

Yeager, Clarence 

Yost, Raymond Albert, U. S. Marines 

Young, Stanley H. 

Yates, Arthur 

Yield, Rex, Volunteer 

Young, Glen 

Young, E. E. 

Yarbrough, Ada. G., Camp Travis, Texas 

Yost, Raymond A. 

Young, Grover C, Camp Travis 

Young, Edward E., Camp Travis 

Young, Chester A., Navy 

Yerkes, Vie, Camp Travis 

Zachery, Carrell F. 

Zachary, Lloyd C. 

Zaha, Stanley A., Camp Nichols 

Zink, Roy 

Zinsz, Geo. K., Jackson Barracks 

Zirk, Glen 

Zolles, Paul 



II. 

NATIONAL GUARD COMPANIES. 

The following are the rosters of the National Guard Com- 
panies organized in Tulsa County and accepted by the War De- 
partment for service when called upon. These officers and men 
were volunteers. They were accepted on the dates specified. 
They were in a good state of preparation for the field when 
the armistice was signed November 11, 1918. 

Muster roll of Company B 2nd Inf., Oklahoma National 
Guard, and strength report on September 30, 1918, at time of 
acceptance by the Federal Government. 



Captain : 
James A. Bell 

First Lieutenant : 
Harry F. Wright 

Second Lieutenant : 
Theodore W. Carmen 

First Sergeant : 
Albert E. Kinney 

Sergeants : 
Atwood, Paul G. 
Fulton, Thomas R. 
Horton, Andrew J. 
Massingill, Earl 
Massingill, Harry 
Reed, Walter 
Schoonover, Clarence i 
Stork, Lawrence A. 

Corporals : 
Baldwin, Winfred D. 
Bigg's. Troy H. 
Hays, Walter J. 
Houser, Orson G. 
Rozelle. Benjamin F. 
Smith, Mark 
Spence, Forrest B. 
Stephens, Herbert A. 
Stivers, Harry E. 

Privates : 
Akin, Raymond P. 
Bailey, Ira E. 
Barnes, Jesse L. 
Beeson, Roy L. 
Bishop, James B. 
Boyce, Wm. 



Boyd, Monroe 
Brown, Manford B. 
Bullner, John H. 
Buchan, Elexis M. 
Caldwell, Jesse W. 
Carter, Ray B. 
Clinkscales, Allan H. 
Clyburn, Frank J. 
Cole, Wm. H. 
Collins, Joseph W. 
Condon, Wm. G. 
Coon, Frank F. 
Cosper, Charles 
Cowlishaw, Wm. R. 
Craig, Clarence C. 
Cruise, Oney C. 
Cuthbert, Ray 
Dobbs, Leonard E. 
Everitt, Lawrence F. 
Hensley, Leonard 
Fisher, Tecumseh W. 
Francis, Oliver 
Guinn, John C. 
Hackbush, Bristol 
Haggard. Joseph N. 
Hammond, Harsell 
Hazen, Guy W. 
Holt, Martin V. 
Hopkins, Herman H. 
Hughes, Jerry R. 
King, Harrold B. 
Kinu-. El wood 
Kyles, Dave 
Lamberson, Glenn F. 
Letterman, Bill 
McCaskell, Steve A. 
Mays, Hal F. 
Moore, Fred H. 



Muller, James H. 
Noyes, LaVerne A. 
Parker, James A. 
Parmley, William L. 
Patrick, Lance G. 
Patterson, Samuel F. 
Pearce, Barney A. 
Pittz, Samuel 
Powell, Leonard L. 
Rawlings, Fred L. 
Reed, William L. 
Reichert, Joseph F. 
Richardson, Charles F. 
Richmond, Henry W. 
Rose, Cauley 
Russell, James N. 
Ryan, Timothy T. 
Sabin, George W. 
Schmidt, Joseph K. 
Siler, Ilus H. 
Smyser, Hiram 
Snodgrass, Stanley 
Stevens, Charles E. 
Stratton, Wm. F. 
Strong, Claud L. 
Summers, John A. 
Sunderland, Bryon 
Tyer, Charles E. 
Wallas, James O. 
Waters, Barney B. 
Webb, James C. 
Willett, Clair C. 
Moore Wm. H. 
Morton, Jesse M. 
Moorland, Edward 
Minty. Jerry E. 
Mitchell, Albert L. 



Muster roll of Co. B, 3rd. Inf., Oklahoma National Guard 
and strength report on September 30, 1919: 



Major : 
Rooney, L. J. F., attached 

Captain : 
Raymond P. Akin 



First Lieutenant : 
Knight P. Douglas 

Second Lieutenant : 
Audrey L. Hough 



First Sergeant : 
Herbert A. Stephens 

Sergeants : 
Drennan, Earl 



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MAJ. CHAS. DALEY 



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MAJOR L. J. F. ROONEY, 7th Reg. N. G. N. Y. for eight years; served as 
Lieutenant in 69th N. Y. Vol. Inf. Spanish-American war ; served on staffs of Brig. 
Gen. Andrews and Brig. Gen. James Rush Lincoln as aide de camp, engineer officer 
and other staff capacities ; commander of Tulsa County Home Guard, later Major in 
Oklahoma National Guard ; secretary Tulsa County Historical Society. 

SERGT. L. Q. ROBY, U. S. A., in charge Army Recruiting Station, Tulsa since 
1909 ; served in 23rd Infantry during Spanish-American war and in Philippino insur- 
rection, his regiment being the first sent out in the insurrection and suffering heaviest 
casualties. 

MAJOR CHAkLES DALEY, Second Lieutenant Oklahoma Home Guard, at 
present Major 3rd Reg. Inf. O. N. G. 

CAPTAIN C. C. EVANS, Post Commander St. Mihiel Post No. 17, American 
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Above : Officers of Company C on the Mexican border. From left to right : 
Capt. Alva J. Niles, Lieut. W. Lachmiller, Lieut. James A. Carroll, Jr., and Mexican 
guide. I 

Below : Baby tank built by French — operated by Americans. Out of commission. 



NATIONAL GUARD COMPANIES 



49 



Stork, Lawrence A. 
Lambert, Howard W. 
Massingill, Harry 
Massingill, Earl 
Reed, Walter 
Roberts, Earl W. 

Corporals : 
Boyce, Wm. 
Baldwin, W. D. 
Biggs, Troy H. 
Hensley, Leonard 
Rice, Elmer 
Ray, E. L. 
Schoonover, C. A. 
Silk, Warren L. 
Aranjo, L. G. 

Privates : 
Snowden, Steve 
Button, Percy A. 
Brownlee, James 
Atwood, Charles 
Atwood, Paul G. 
Beeson, Roy L. 



Barnes, J. L. 
Bullner, J. A. 
Blue, L. T. 
Bly, T. P. 
Birch, William 
Belmont, R. P. 
Coggswell, Warwick 
Caldwell, Jesse W. 
Clemmons, Daniel 
Cuthbert, E. O. 
Calvert, Ray 
Castro, Oscar 
Cook, Raymond 
Davidson, Frank 
Estey, Dewey A. 
Essley, T. J. 
Fox, Malcolm K. 
Ferguson, Roy E. 
Hazen, Guy W. 
Hastings, Wm. R. 
Howerton, Ed A. 
Ingram, S. T. 
Kinney, A. E. 
Letterman, Bill 
Mace. E. J. 



Marryman, E. C. 
Patrick, Geo. C. 
Patrick, Lance G. 
Peck, Charles A. 
Parnell, Joe J. 
Roftus, Gust 
Ross, Dewey A. 
Rawlings, Fred L. 
Reichert, Joseph F. 
Richmond, Henry W. 
Reynolds, B. B. 
Stirling, Wiley H. 
Schmidt, J. K. 
Summers, Jonn A. 
Sunderland, Bryon 
Spurrier, C. T. 
Sweeper, Manford 
Shelton, Albert 
Smith, J. M. 
Smith, Mark 
Thompson, C. F. 
VanCurran, G. W. 
Wehling, E. H. 
Whittaker, J. H. 



Muster roll of Co. C 2nd Inf. Oklahoma National Guard on 
August 31, 1918, at the time of acceptance by the Federal Gov- 
ernment : 



Captain : 
Kirkpatrick, Byron 

First Lieutenant : 
Daley, Chas. W. 

Second Lieutenant : 
Rogers, Remington 

Sergeants : 
Graves, Earnest W., 

Sergt. 
Wagy, Benj. 



First 



R., Supply 

Sergt. 
Colbert, William, Mess Sergt. 
Poteet, Arthur W. 
Kelly, Frank 
West, Frank G. 
Smith, Eugene R. 
Wright, Marcus A. 
Fortier, Lee R. 
Williams, Ronald H. 

Corporals : 
Moran, Joseph P. 
Callaway. Luke G. 
Earley, Clarence R. 
Barbour, Gus C. 
Batchelder, Jesse K. 
Hagans, Tony G. 
Moon, Edgar L. 
Burcham, Ray S. 
Clark, Milo 
Rickard, Eugene C. 

Bugler : 
Crawley, Gett B. 

Privates, First-Class : 
Sexton, Eugene C. 



Bennett, Frank 
Boyer, Edgar L. 
Cary, Wm. N. 
Gaethle, Ronald D. 
Guess, John E. 
Hacker, William N. 
Hays, William L. 
Kendricks, Ben F. 
Madden, Grover C. 
Melton, Geo. E. 

Privates : 
Bennett, John A. 
Brooks, William T. 
Brown, Frank A. 
Brown, Harley 
Brown, Harry 
Campbell, Loyd C. 
Cannon, Clarence O. 
Catron, Clyde A. 
Chandler, John A. 
Coker, William W. 
Crismon, Ivan O. 
Culp, Howard E. 
Dear, Paul J. 
Herring, Earl R. 
Hoskins, John E. 
Huddleson, Lewis 
Hutsell, Larry 
Guinn, Herbert L. 
Inscho, Clayton 
Johnson, Arric C. 
Kroeger, Carl 
Lambert, Robret W. 
Lampkin, Lewis J. 
Lankford, Lewis A. 
Larcum, Elmer E. 



Laughlin, Chas. E. 
Yawson, James O. 
McCleskey, James E. 
McWilliams, Chas. 
Martin, Icey D. 
Martin, Jack 
Martin, Milford L. 
Mock, Fred 
Mosier, Hugh H. 
Nelson, Gary 
Parsons, Harry R. 
Peterson, Lorentz D. 
Putman, Vivian O. 
Rankin, John L. 
Ray, William M. 
Ralston, William T. 
Rose, Sherman S. 
Schulz, Archie 
Seburn, Carl H. 
Shoemaker, Earl D. 
Sisk, Walter C. 
Smith, David O. 
Smith, Roy 
Snider, Everett H. 
Spann, William B. 
Stanley. Charles S. 
Stiles, Allen P. 
Suagee, Roy L. 
Taylor, Leonard O. 
Wade, Lee 
Welton, Dale W. 
Welburn, Clarence A. 
Williams, Walter M 
Wilson, Jesse L. 
Woods, Horace B. 
Winn, Cecil H. 
Young, Willis E. 



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Muster roll of Co. 
on October 1, 1919: 

Captain : 
Lyons, Thomas D. 

First Lieutenant : 
Lawrence, Bennett F. 

Second Lieutenant : 
Evans, Robert E. 

Sergeants : 
Double, Carl A., First Sergt. 
West, Frank G., Mess Sergt. 
Rickard, Eugene C, Supply 

Sergt. 
Kelley, Frank H., Reg. Sergt. 

Major (attached) 
Wright, Marcus A. 
Moran, Joseph P. 
Earley, Clarence R. 
Zachary, Jerrell F. 
Kelley, Patrick J. 

Corporals : 
Hagans, Tony G. 
Burcham, Roy S. 
Clark, Milo 
Guess, John E. 
McOskey, Ben A. 
Moon, Edward L. 
Bennett, Frank 
Kendricks, Ben F. 

Bugler : 
Crawley, Gett B. 



C 3rd Reg. Inf. Oklahoma National Guard 



Mechanic : 
Ki-oeger, Carl 

Cook: 
Scott, Roy L. 

Privates, First-Class : 
Brown, Harley 
Cary, William M. 
Hayes, William M. 
Melton, George C. 
Sebum, Carl H. 
Sexton, Eugene C. 

Privates : 
Anderson, Floyd 
Barber, Gus C. 
Brooks, William F. 
Callaway, Luke G. 
Catron, Clyde A. 
Cannon, Clarence O. 
Clark, Oren F. 
Crismon, Ivan O. 
Culp, Howard M. 
Chitwood, O. Z. 
Dunn, George S. 
Estell, Albert 
Everett, Barney 
Farmer, John A. 
Fleming, James C. 
Filbert, C. L. 
Guinn, Herbert L. 



Herring, Earl L. 
Hoskins, John E. 
Hutsell, Larry 
Hargis, Lee 
Jones, Roy E. 
Lampkin, Lewis J. 
Lankford, Lewis A. 
Laughlin, Chas. E. 
Lawson, James O. 
Lawther, Edward 
Martin, Melford 
Meacham, Wendell H. 
Mosher, Hugh H. 
Murphy, Dewey C. 
Moore, Herbert 
McConnell, James C. 
Red, Foxey 
Rose, Sherman S. 
Rowe, Harold S. 
Reed, Frank 
Sullivan, Ferris C. 
Siddons, John A. 
Smith, David O. 
Spann, William B. 
Stanley, Chas. S. 
Stanfield, Earl 
Stripling, Roy 
Strickland, T. P. 
Taylor, Leonard O. 
Trammell, Marcus 
Young, Willis E. 



Muster roll of Supply Company 2nd Inf. Oklahoma National 
Guard and strength report on September 30, 1918, at the time 
of acceptance by the Federal Government: 



Captain : 
Correll, W. L. 

Second Lieutenant : 
Cox, M. E. 

Sergeants : 
Baugh, R. B. 
Arnold, I. C. 
Brooks, W. H. 
Hubbard, M. H. 
Gilbreath, L. S. 
Beals, R. F. 
Stanley, Roy 

Corporal : 
Lake, H. E. 

Horseshoer : 
Woods, J. E. 

Wagoners : 
Accufl, D. D. 



Barkyn, G. H. 
Blackwelder, R. T. 
Baxter, L. C. 
Crowell, A. W. 
Cecil, W. B. 
Cooper, C. S. 
Cooter, C. S. 
Dye, W. B. 
Ferguson, R. J. 
Franklin, R. 
Fiegel, John 
Foster, J. T. 
Grodon, A. R. 
Green, Ross 
Green, George 
Humphreys, William 
Harper, W. L. 
Hernandez, M. S. 
House, R. L. 
Ingram, L. A. 
Julian, R. G. 



Justice, W. W. 
Jones, R. M. 
Latimer, Frank 
Martin, A. W. 
Moody, W. L. 
Morey, C. V. 
Ordendorff, Earl 
Reeves, C. W. 
Roberts, Cecil 
Rogers, Will 
Smith, Clyde 
Smith, Harry L. 
Smith, Clyde 
Still, G. T. 
Stanley, Rov 
Strickland, R. C. 
Spearman, E. L. 
Watson, C. M. 
Witte, Lee W. 
Whitlock, L. 0. 
Ward, W. C. 



Muster roll of Supply Company 3rd Inf. Oklahoma National 
Guard and strength report on September 30, 1919: 



Captain : 
Stanley, Roy 

Second Lieutenant; 
Tucker, W. F. 

Sergeants : 
Baugh, R. B. 
VanVoorhis, Frank 



Stone, Lon 
Sanders, Ed 

Corporal : 
Lange, H. C. 

Horseshoer : 
Sanders, W. H. 



Saddler : 
Still, G. T. 

Cooks : 
Cooter, C. S. 
Scott, E. M. 

Wagoners : 
Barkyn, G. H. 



NATIONAL GUARD COMPANIES 



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Baxter, L. C. 
Seals, R. P. 
Browne, C. T. 
Brooks, W. H. 
Calhoun, M. R. 
Catron, A. 
Crabtree, J. O. 
Clary, J. C. 
Chambers, J. Q. 
Duckworth, R. 



Duggins, R. 
Ferguson, R. J. 
Gordon, A. R. 
Green, Ross 
Goodwin, C. T. 
Hilton, F. W. 
Harper, W. L. 
Johnson, A. C. 
Justice, M. W. 
Julian, R. G. 



Kessler, M. 
Moody, W. L. 
Morey, C. V. 
Pendley, Leslie 
Pennell, J. K. 
Rodman, J. 
Smith, Clyde 
Tompkins, W. 
Tompkins, J. M. 
Ward. W. C. 



Muster roll and strength report of Sanitary Detachment 
2nd Inf. Oklahoma National Guard at time of acceptance by 
the Federal Government on September 30, 1918: 



Major : 
Dutton, W. Forest 

Captain : 
Wiley, A. Ray 

Lieutenant : 
Hammer, C. E. 

Sergeants : 
Connell, Milton M. 
Evans, Robert E. 
Tucker, Walter F. 

Privates : 
Appleby, David O. 
Alexander, Wilbur Howard 
Allen, Lorin W. 
Ball en tine, Edward A. 
Bohen, Joseph S. 
Barnes, Berl L. 
Battersby, Geo. L. 
Bell, Harry B. 
Brennan, William F. 
Chaney, Lawrence A. 
Chaney, Guy Porter 
Claus, William J. 
Chambers, Stewart F. 
Courtney, John H. 
Crouch. Ralph G. 
Dole. J. Gus 



Danner, Carlos J. 
Danner, Samuel 
Dunlap, Joseph B., Jr. 
Eady, Maurice E. 
Ellis, Thurman 
Ekstrom, Frank H. 
Faulds, Geo. H, 
Fountain, John A. 
Goforth, Joseph 
Harris, Alfred L. 
Herrick, Chas N. 
Herzer, Thomas 
Hodges, Julian B. 
Hoggard. Icen J. 
Hopper, Otis 
Hughes, Vergil W. 
Insley, John D. 
Jordan, Wiley W. 
Kirkpatrick, James L. 
Koch, Walter D. 
Kurtz, Thomas J. 
Leonard, Everett W. 
Lowe, Orvil L. 
Luton, Harry T. 
McLean, Roy P. 
Mahon, Walter R. 
Mayfield, Joseph R. 
Mosely, Acey C. 
Morrison. Chas. F. 
Marsh, Don S. 



Morris, Steve 
Malone, James P. 
Nance, Roy L. 
Nelson, Bert S. 
Osborn, Wm. 
Pickel, Wilbur 
Polsen, Elmer G. 
Plummer, Roland O. 
Wright, Ben C. 
Roach, Edgar 
Rush, Malnor S. 
Robinson, Richard H. 
Sibbalds, Fred E. M. 
Stroder, Lew 
Smith, David M., Jr. 
Smith, Harry D. 
Smith, James N. 
Smith, Ralph E. 
Shirow, Sam 
Simpson, John O. 
Spurrill, Luther B. 
Stanley, Neil 
Stokes, John W. 
St. Clair, Erwin R. 
Thompson, Mathew L. 
Townsend, L. A. 
Uhl, Ernest J. 
Williams, Carl 
Woodruff, Emmett B. 
Yates, Arthur 



Muster roll and strength report of Sanitary Detachment 
3rd Inf. Oklahoma National Guard and strength report on Sep- 
tember 30, 1919: 



Major : 
Dutton, W. Forest 

First Lieutenants : 
Spitz, Eugene A. 
Furrows, Chas. A. 

Sergeants : 
Townsend, L. A. 
Mayfield, Joseph S. 

Corporals : 
Lamberson, John L. 



Evans, David E. 

Privates : 
Alexander, Wilbur H. 
Ballentine. Edward A. 
Coker, Wm. W. 
Danner, Sam 
Danner, Carlos 
Ellis, Thurman 
Ellis, Lloyd 
Flynn, Joe 
Hodges, Julian B. 
Jordan, Wiley S. 
Koch, Walter D. 
Leonard, Everett 



Lowe, Orral 
Mathews, John H. 
Malone, James P. 
Nance, Roy L. 
Newcom, Abram 
Parks, Fred R. 
Polsen, Elmer G. 
Rush, Malnor S. 
Robinson, Richard H. 
Sims, James B. 
St. Clair, Erwin 
Thompson, M. L. 
Uhl, Ernest J. 
Williams, Carl 



The regimental designations of these Tulsa units were 
.changed later in 1918 from second to third regiments by the 
commander-in-chief for geographical reasons. 



III. 

RESUME 

Unlike other wars in history the World War was not merely 
a combat between soldiers at the front but between the peoples 
of all nations that were engaged in it. At the beginning of the 
struggle Oklahoma pledged all of its resources to the Govern- 
ment for the successful prosecution of the war and no section of 
the commonwealth lived up to its obligations more faithfully 
than did Tulsa County; therefore, the splendid record of its 
fighting men and the deliberations and work of its war organi- 
zations were deemed worthy of preservation in the archives of 
the State. Of the singleness of purpose, untiring energy and 
continuity of effort of the citizenship too much cannot be said. 
Brought together by the common ties of the common necessity 
occasioned by the war they undertook their patriotic tasks with 
an enthusiasm and courage that insured the success of every 
endeavor and attracted favorable attention to Tulsa County 
throughout the country. The time will come in the history of 
Oklahoma when it will be counted a signal honor, as it is an 
honor today, to have been an active member of any Tulsa County 
war body. Such members will recall the strenuous days of the 
war period with an overwhelming sense of gratitude for the 
great privilege of having been of service to the Nation in the 
hour of need. 

Tulsa's war record fully justifies the gratifications felt by 
the patriotic workers through whose efforts this notable achieve- 
ment was made possible. 

TULSA FIRST IN THE UNITED STATES. 

Tulsa opened the first War Savings Stamps Bank in the 
United States. 

The Tulsa Local Draft Board exceeded by several thousand 
the number of registrants listed by any other exemption board 
in the United States and handled the largest registration of any 
board in the State by 10,000. 

Tulsa was the only city in the United States which did not 
make an appeal to either the National or the State Fuel Ad- 
ministration. 

The Mid-Continent oil fields were called on to meet the 
deficiency caused by the failure of Roumania and Mexico fields to 
supply the Allies. 

Tulsa supplied for war industries the highest class of skilled 
labor of any city in the United States. 

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RESUME 53 

Tulsa furnished Major Charles Fowler Hopkins, who estab- 
lished and organized the American transportation service at 
Chateauroux-Andre, France, and who later became the head of 
the great American transportation undertakings at other points. 

In the organization of Post No. 1, of the Grand Army of 
Civilization by Tulsa soldiers the first World War veterans' 
organization in the United States was perfected. 

TULSA FIRST IN OKLAHOMA. 

Twenty per cent of all war securities sold in Oklahoma was 
purchased in Tulsa. 

Tulsa banks ranked among ten leading banks in the United 
States with a uniform enlistment of 33 per cent of employes in 
military service. 

Tulsa maintained the best equipped and most efficient labor 
office in Oklahoma during the war. 

Tulsa won the privilege of naming a merchant ship in the 
Victory Loan. 

Tulsa County effected the largest saving of wheat and flour 
of any county in the State. 

Tulsa had the only branch of the Navy League in the State. 

Tulsa was awarded a Red Cross flag for the largest per- 
centage of membership based on population in the southwestern 
district. 

Tulsa furnished two dollar-a-year men for war service. 

Tulsa Y. M. C. A. was granted a franking privilege by the 
Government as a reward for exceptional demobilization work. 

Joe Carson Post of the American Legion in Tulsa was 
granted the first charter in the State in recognition of the re- 
markable success of its membership campaign. 

TULSA COUNTY GAVE 

10,000 young men for military service. 

1,250,000 articles to Red Cross Headquarters. 

$254,475 for operation of Tulsa County Red Cross chapter. 

7,000 Christmas boxes to men in camps. 

DONATIONS. 

To the Red Cross $ 512,763.00 

Y. M. C. A. Campaigns 80,000.00 

United War Work 300,000.00 

War Budget exclusive of Red Cross and Y. M. C. A. 111,109.00 

Armenian-Syrian Relief 26,000.00 

TOTAL ^ $1,029,872.00 



54 TULSA COUNTY IN THE WORLD WAR 

SUBSCRIBED IN BONDS. 

Five Liberty Loan Campaigns $32,499,150.00 

War Savings Stamps Campaign 1,359,488.00 



TOTAL $33,858,638.00 

Donations 1,029,872.00 



Total furnished for war purposes $34,888,510.00 



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